Iran's 1967 moral panic: gambling, drugs, and redemption via arranged marriage. Wild.
A young engineer who is returned home from Europe becomes responsible of taking care of his father's company. But a villain friend of him manages to drag him to gambling and drugs making him to lose his money and his family. Years later the young engineer in an accident helps a rich man and due to that manages to marry his girl and gets back his life and his family once again.
Acting
Behrouz Vossoughi's complete emotional collapse is *chef's kiss*.
Production
Glimpse pre-revolution Iran: casinos, European-educated elites, moral anxiety.
Director
Mehdi Reisfirooz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This film captures pre-1979 Iran's tension: Western-educated elites, traditional family structures, and rising anxieties about 'corrupting' influences.
Behrouz Vossoughi became Iran's biggest star; this early role established his specialty—beautiful men who suffer beautifully.
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