The Journey ( fa, سفر, translit=Safar) is a
1995
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Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
ian
film
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmospher ...
directed by
Alireza Raisian and written by
Abbas Kiarostami
Abbas Kiarostami ( fa, عباس کیارستمی ; 22 June 1940 – 4 July 2016) was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, poet, photographer, and film producer. An active filmmaker from 1970, Kiarostami had been involved in the production of ...
.
The film follows Farhad Sadri and his family, as their home in Tehran is bombed during the
Gulf War
The Gulf War was a 1990–1991 armed campaign waged by a 35-country military coalition in response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Spearheaded by the United States, the coalition's efforts against Iraq were carried out in two key phases: ...
.
The family moves to northern Iran, and during their travels they experience special moments.
Cast
* Dariush Farhang as Farhad Sadri
*
Fatemeh Motamed-Arya
Fatemeh Motamed-Arya ( fa, فاطمه معتمدآریا; born October 29, 1961 in Tehran) is a multi-award-winning Iranian actress. She first got involved in theater during her teen years, and received her degree in theater from Tehran Art Instit ...
as Pari
*
Farrokhlagha Houshmand
Farrokhlagha Houshmand (1929 – 2009) (; Birth name, née Farrokh Lagha Poursol) was an Iranian actress in film, television, and theater. She appeared in more than 70 movies.
Biography
Farrokh Lagha Poursol was born in 1929 in Rasht, Pahlav ...
as Bibi
* Amir Pievar as grandfather Sadri
* Taymaz Saba as Arash Sadri
See also
*
List of Iranian films
References
External links
*
1995 films
1990s Persian-language films
1990s war drama films
Iranian war drama films
Films set in Iran
1995 drama films
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