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Canaan

  • 20082008
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
1.7K
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Mohammad Reza Forutan, Taraneh Alidoosti, and Bahram Radan in Canaan (2008)
Drama
Mina has decided to leave her older husband Morteza after ten years of marriage. Next Monday will be her divorce date, which means her first step towards her goal; immigration. However, the ... Read allMina has decided to leave her older husband Morteza after ten years of marriage. Next Monday will be her divorce date, which means her first step towards her goal; immigration. However, the arrival of her older sister, Azar, together with the illness of her mother in law is causi... Read allMina has decided to leave her older husband Morteza after ten years of marriage. Next Monday will be her divorce date, which means her first step towards her goal; immigration. However, the arrival of her older sister, Azar, together with the illness of her mother in law is causing her trouble. To her surprise, meanwhile, she finds out she is pregnant.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
1.7K
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    • Mani Haghighi
    • Asghar Farhadi(co-written by)
    • Mani Haghighi
    • Alice Munro(story)
  • Stars
    • Mohammad Reza Forutan
    • Taraneh Alidoosti
    • Afsaneh Bayegan
    • Mani Haghighi
    • Asghar Farhadi(co-written by)
    • Mani Haghighi
    • Alice Munro(story)
  • Stars
    • Mohammad Reza Forutan
    • Taraneh Alidoosti
    • Afsaneh Bayegan
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    • 2User reviews
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    Mohammad Reza Forutan, Mani Haghighi, and Reza Bakhtiarinik in Canaan (2008)
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    Mohammad Reza Forutan, Mani Haghighi, and Reza Bakhtiarinik in Canaan (2008)
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    Bahram Radan in Canaan (2008)
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    Mohammad Reza Forutan
    Mohammad Reza Forutan
    • Morteza
    Taraneh Alidoosti
    Taraneh Alidoosti
    • Mina
    Afsaneh Bayegan
    Afsaneh Bayegan
    • Azar
    Bahram Radan
    Bahram Radan
    • Ali
    Mohammad Hassan Madjooni
    Mohammad Hassan Madjooni
      Malikdelha
      • Malik Akhlaqi
      • (voice)
      Amir Salehian
      • Amir
      Naqi Seif-Jamali
      Mohsen Shah-Ebrahimi
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        • Mani Haghighi
        • Asghar Farhadi(co-written by)
        • Mani Haghighi
        • Alice Munro(story)
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        This is Mani Haghighi's first film which has got the permission of a public release in the Islamic Republic of Iran. His former works, Abadan (2004) and 'Men at Work (2006)', have both been very successful abroad. But they are still not allowed to be shown in the country.

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      8/10
      A story of love, hate & understanding
      Asghar Farhadi is fast becoming one of the most prolific, as well as highly regarded, script writers in Iran. In addition to writing the scripts for his own movies, he often lends a helping hands to friends and colleagues; in this instance to director Mani Haghighi, who probably returned the favor by acting in Farhadi's About Elly.

      Farhadi's specialty is delving into the inner psyche of human relationships. Here we have a couple on the brink of separation. Mina (Taraneh Alidoosti), who used to be a student of her husband Morteza (Mohamad Reza Foroutan) at college, is disillusioned with her life. This comes both from a feeling of having wasted her life and under achievement, as well as disillusionment with her husband who has changed from the brilliant academic that she married to a scheming real estate developer.The situation becomes more complex when Mina's suicidal sister Azar (Afsaneh Bayegan) visits them from Germany.

      For both Mina and Morteza, a final trip together to a seaside town to visit Morteza's mother before signing the divorce papers becomes a journey of re-discovery and self assessment.

      Canaan is beautifully played by all the main actors and is an intelligent and rewarding film. It's another triumph for both Haghighi and Farhadi.
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        • October 1, 2008 (Iran)
        • Iran
        • sourehcinema
        • Persian
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        • Tehran, Iran
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        • Hedayat Film
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