Hamid, who has a dispute with his wife "Mehri", leaves his wife and daughter "Mahtab" and goes to a cafe. Hamid meets a dancer named Mina, who tries to trap him in a smuggling gang led by Ahmad.
Direction
Ghaderi directs himself through a self-destructive spiral with uncomfortable intimacy.
Cinematography
Shadow-drenched cafe scenes that predate Iranian New Wave gloom.
Acting
Forouzan's Mehri devastates in limited screen time.
Director
Iraj Ghaderi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during the White Revolution's final years, the film's urban corruption mirrored anxieties about Westernization's moral cost.
Iraj Ghaderi was a major star who often directed himself; this was one of his darkest roles before shifting to lighter fare post-revolution.
IR
