A servant boy rises while his master falls — same house, opposite fates.
A relatively wealthy family takes a child from a village to the city to serve in their house. The child patiently and dedicatedly uses his minimal free time for education and becomes an active and valuable person in his youth. While Hamid, the eldest son of the family, who grew up in prosperity, becomes a delinquent youth. The two fall in love with a young girl.
Acting
Arman's spiral from entitled brat to pathetic wreck.
Writing
The servant's quiet rebellion through stolen books.
Production
1950s Tehran: mansions vs. servant quarters.
Director
Samuel Khachikian
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
One of early Iranian cinema's rare class-conscious dramas, made before the 1953 coup reshaped the industry.
Khachikian later became Iran's 'king of commercial cinema' — this is his surprisingly earnest socialist phase.
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