''Atabai'' (

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

: آتابای) is a 2020 Iranian

romantic drama film Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their ...

directed by Niki Karimi and written by Hadi Hejazifar and Karimi. The film screened for the first time at the

38th Fajr Film Festival The 38th Fajr International Film Festival, Fajr Film Festival () was held from 1 to 11 February 2020 in Tehran, Iran. The nominees for the 38th Fajr Film Festival were announced on February 10, 2020, at a press conference. Jury Main Competit ...

and earned 5 nominations.

Premise

The story is about Kazem a middle aged man who lives in a village. He has left the university because of a former love but when two sisters enter his life he falls in love once again.

Cast

* Hadi Hejazifar as Kazem / Atabai *

Sahar Dolatshahi Sahar Dolatshahi (; born in October 8, 1979) is an Iranian actress. She is best known for her roles in ''Ice Age'' (2015)'', Istanbul Junction'' (2018)'', The Frog (Iranian TV series), The Frog'' (2020–2021), ''I Want to Live (TV series), I Want ...

as Sima *

Javad Ezzati Mohammad Javad Ezzati (; born January 10, 1982) is an Iranian actor and director. He has received critical acclaim for his work in a wide range of genres. As of 2019, Ezzati's starring films have grossed 150 billion toman and accumulated more th ...

as Yahya * Danial Noroush as Aydin * Masoumeh Rabaninia as Jeyran *Mahlagha Meynoosh Zad as Simin * Yousefali Daryadel as Kazem's Father

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