The Nights of Zayandeh-Rood 1990
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Before the Islamic revolution, a university professor loses his wife through an accident and people's indifference, and he is paralyzed too. Due to a mental shock after the accident, he stays home and leaves teaching and thinks pessimistically about people. During the days of revolution, he stops his resistance and watch people's sacrifice from the window of his house. After the revolution, he returns to the university with a wheelchair and starts teaching again. His daughter is a student of psychology and is working in a hospital helping people suffering from mental disorders who have attempted suicide.
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Persian Title:
شبهای زاینده رود
English Title:
The Nights of Zayandeh-Rood
Persian Title in English:
Shabhaye ZayandeRoud
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1990
Run Time:
1h9'
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