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Hassan, the Bald (1970)

Hassan, the Bald (1970)

Adventure Fantasy
Release Date: 1970, January 1
Directors: Ali Hatami
Countries: Iran
Production: Payam Cinematic Organization
Cast: Parviz Sayyad, Katayun Amir Ebrahimi, Hamide Kheyrabadi

Overview:

Inspired by Iranian folk tales and reputed as the first Iranian musical movie, the film follows the story of the lazybones congenitally bald Hassan who is tricked out of the house by his mother. Then he learns about Chelgis, a girl kidnapped and kept by an ogre in his enchanted garden. Smitten by her beauty, Hassan tries to find a way to save her. In a public bathroom, he encounters his doppelganger. The doppelganger promises to fulfill his wishes in return for a fraction of his life. But when fulfilled, his wishes do not emerge the same he envisioned…

Keywords:

musical