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Tranquility in the Presence of Others (1972)

Tranquility in the Presence of Others (1972)

Drama
Release Date: 1972, December 31
Directors: Nasser Taghvai
Countries: Iran
Production: Telfilm, Telfilm, National Iranian Radio and Television (NIRT), National Iranian Radio and Television (NIRT), Sazman Cinemaei Haft, Sazman Cinemaei Haft
Cast: Sorayya Ghasemi, Mehri Mehrinia, Mohammad Ali Sepanlou, Masud Asadollahi, Manouchehr Atashi, Leila Baharan, Parto Nouri

Overview:

A colonel, who has two daughters working as nurses in Tehran, retires to a small city. The man marries a teacher from the provinces and goes with her to Tehran. However, he finds that his daughters have changed. The elder daughter eventually commits suicide and the younger daughter goes through an ill-fated marriage. The father, observing the problems of his children, goes insane and is confined to an asylum. For its political and social content, the film was banned by the government for several years.

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parent child relationship colonel