Donya (2003)

Donya is a young, attractive single woman who has just returned to Tehran from abroad. She seeks the help of Hadji Reza Enayat, the conservative and stern owner of a real estate agency, to ... See full summary »

Director:

Manuchehr Mosayyeri

Writers:

Ali Rooyintan (draft), Farhad Tohidi

Stars:

Hediyeh Tehrani, Mohamad Reza Sharifinia, Gohar Kheirandish

Cast

Credited cast:
Hediyeh Tehrani	...	Donya Shadab
Mohamad Reza Sharifinia	...	Reza Enayat
Gohar Kheirandish	...	Reza's wife
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Farajollah Golsefidi	...	Naser
Soroosh Goodarzi	...	Mohsen
Elham Hamidi	...	Shadi
Majid Moshiri

Storyline

Donya is a young, attractive single woman who has just returned to Tehran from abroad. She seeks the help of Hadji Reza Enayat, the conservative and stern owner of a real estate agency, to look for a house. We sense that she has an ulterior motive but that motive will not surface until the end of the movie. She puts on the charm and Hadji falls head over heels in love with her and proposes marriage despite being already married to a loving and pious wife. Awkward and funny situations develop as he tries to keep his affair secret from his family.

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Plot Keywords:

iranian | iran | persian | forbidden love | older man younger woman relationship

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

Iran

Language:

Persian

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

User Reviews

A funny look at the traditional v modern in Iran

Donya was a huge hit in Iran, further solidifying Hedieh Tehrani's position as the top female box office draw. It is a very funny look at the relationship between an ultra conservative religious married man (Sharifinia)and a care free, modern single woman (Tehrani). Tenrani's charms slowly, but surely, erodes Shrifinia's traditional values, resulting in a series of hilarious events. Donya is well written and very well acted. Sharifinia is particularly good as the confused conservative guy. In fact his success in this role led him to being type cast in many similar roles. Donya is a prime example of those Iranian films which are loved in Iran but go neglected by international film festivals. A classic comedy from Iran.