''Mr. Naive'' (, ''Aghaye Halou'', also as ''Āghā-ye Hālū'', also released as ''Mr. Gullible'') is a 1970 Iranian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Dariush Mehrjui Dariush Mehrjui (‎; 8 December 1939 – 14 October 2023) was an Iranian filmmaker and a member of the Iranian Academy of the Arts. Mehrjui was a founding member of the Iranian New Wave movement of the early 1970s, which also included direc ...

. It was entered into the

7th Moscow International Film Festival The 7th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 20 July to 3 August 1971. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Italian film '' Confessions of a Police Captain'' directed by Damiano Damiani, the Japanese film '' Live Today, Die Tomorrow ...

Cast

Ali Nassirian Ali Nassirian (; born February 4, 1935) is an Iranian actor. He has received various accolades, including two Crystal Simorghs, a Hafez Award, an Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Award and a Sepas Award. Nasirian, Mohammad Ali Kesha ...

Ezzatolah Entezami Ezzatollah Entezami or Ezzatolah Entezami (, 21 June 1924 – 17 August 2018) was an Iranian actor. Entezami, Ali Nasirian, Mohammad Ali Keshavarz, Jamshid Mashayekhi and Davoud Rashidi are known as "the five most important actors in the histor ...

Fakhri Khorvash Fakhri Khorvash (, 31 May 1929 – 10 June 2023) was an Iranian stage and film actress and director. She received the best actress award at the Sepas Film Festival in 1971 for her performance in the film '' Mr. Naive''. Life and career Khorvas ...

Mohamad Ali Keshavarz Mohamad-Ali Keshavarz (; April 15, 1930 – June 14, 2020) was an Iranian actor. Keshavarz, Ali Nasirian, Ezatollah Entezami, Jamshid Mashayekhi, and Davoud Rashidi are known as "the five most important actors in the history of Iranian cinema" b ...

* Enayat Bakhshi

References

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* 1970 comedy-drama films Iranian comedy-drama films 1970s Persian-language films Iranian black-and-white films Films directed by Dariush Mehrjui Films based on works by Ali Nassirian Persian-language comedy-drama films {{1970s-drama-film-stub