''Brick and Mirror'' (Persian title: ''Khesht o Ayeneh'' - ') is a 1964
Iran
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ian
Persian-genre drama film
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directed by
Ebrahim Golestan and starring
Zakaria Hashemi,
Akbar Meshkin,
Pari Saberi
Pari Saberi (; 21 March 1932 – 10 September 2024) was an Iranian theatre director and Knight of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, awarded by French President Jacques Chirac.
Biography
Saberi was born on 21 March 1932, to a cultured fa ...
,
Jamshid Mashayekhi,
Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz and
Manouchehr Farid. In July 2018, it was selected to be screened in the Venice Classics section at the
75th Venice International Film Festival
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Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro was the jury president for the main competition. Italian actor Michele Riondino hosted the o ...
.
Plot
Hashem (
Zakaria Hashemi) is a taxi driver who finds a baby child in the back seat of his cab one night after he gives a ride to a young lady. He and his girlfriend, Taji (Tajolmolouk Ahmadi), try to cope with this unwanted child. Hashem insists on getting rid of the child, Taji on keeping him.
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1964 films
1964 drama films
Iranian black-and-white films
1960s Persian-language films
Iranian drama films
Films about babies
Films about taxis
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