''The Willow Tree'' (, translit. ''Bid-e Majnoon'') is a 2005

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

ian film directed by

Majid Majidi Majid Majidi () is an Iranian filmmaker and producer. In his films, Majidi has touched on many themes and genres and has won numerous international awards. Biography Born in a Persian middle-class family, he grew up in Tehran and at the age of 1 ...

. It tells the story of Youssef, a man blinded in a fireworks accident, when eight years old. After an operation he regains his vision, changing his life in unexpected ways. It was filmed from 10 February 2004 – 10 August 2004 in both

Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...

and

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

. It was released in the United States on August 3, 2007.

Cast

Parviz Parastui Parviz Parastui (; born 24 June 1955) is an Iranian actor. He has received various accolades, including four Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor–making him the only actor to have four wins in that category–four Hafez Awards, two Iran Cinema Celebr ...

- Youssef *

Roya Taymourian Roya Teymourian (, born 19 March 1959 in Tehran) is an Iranian actress. Selected filmography Film * '' Women's Prison'' * ''Gharch-e Sammi'' * '' Beed-e Majnoon'' (The Willow Tree, by Majid Majidi) * ''Kafe Setereh'' * '' Good to Be Back'' * '' ...

- Roya *Afarin Obeisi - Mother * Mohammad Amir Naji - Morteza *Melika Eslafi - Mariam *

Leila Otadi Leila Otadi () is an Iranian actress, poet and architecture. Early life and education Leila was born in Tehran/Shemrian. At age of 7, she had a chance to begin acting in films. However, her family and she thought school was more important for ...

- Pari *Mahmoud Behraznia - Mahmood *Ebrahim Otadi - Mehdi

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* * * 2005 drama films 2005 films Films directed by Majid Majidi 2000s Persian-language films Films whose director won the Best Directing Crystal Simorgh Iranian drama films Films shot in Paris Films shot in Tehran Crystal Simorgh for Audience Choice of Best Film winners Films scored by Ahmad Pejman {{2000s-drama-film-stub