Sara (1993)

Sara is the perfect young housewife, eager to serve. When husband Hessam requires an expensive emergency operation abroad, it is she who get the funds. For the next three years, it is Sara,... See full summary »

Director:

Dariush Mehrjui

Writers:

Henrik Ibsen (play), Dariush Mehrjui

Stars:

Niki Karimi, Yasman Malek-Nasr, Khosro Shakibai

4 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Niki Karimi	...	Sara
Yasman Malek-Nasr	...	Simi
Khosro Shakibai	...	Goshtasb
Amin Tarokh	...	Hessam

Storyline

Sara is the perfect young housewife, eager to serve. When husband Hessam requires an expensive emergency operation abroad, it is she who get the funds. For the next three years, it is Sara, labouring secretly to pay the shady loan and save Hessam's manly pride. Until the truth is revealed and with it, the reality of her marriage.

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Plot Keywords:

loan | friend | husband wife relationship | women's rights | forged signature | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Iran

Language:

Persian

Release Date:

6 May 1998 (France)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Farabi Cinema Foundation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Primera fila: Casa de muñecas (1964)

User Reviews

When is a relationship really genuine?

I really enjoyed this film. It starts off rather slowly, but it carefully weaves a web of trust and distrust, faithfulness and betrayal, hope and fear, in which nothing is predictable, as it tears away the superficial appearances of conformity and contentment. Every scene in the end contributes to an intense examination of a marriage, and the strengths and weaknesses of the partners, especially as seen from the perspective of the wife, Sara.