The Blue Veiled
The Blue Veiled
Color, 78 min., 1994, Iran

Synopsis

Rasoul, a tomato factory owner with grown-up children is widowed and still saddened by the death of his wife. Meanwhile, a young poor factory worker who takes care of her family works in his factory. The closeness of these two eventually becomes a romance. Because of the differences in social class, age, and family tradition Rasoul might not be able to pursue his newfound love.


Cast & Crew

  • Director & Screenwriter :Rakhshan Banietemad
  • Production Designer :Hassan (Farshad) Farsi
  • Director of Photography :Aziz Sa’ati
  • Sound Recordist :Morteza Dehnavi
  • Sound Mix :Parviz Abnar
  • Editor :Abbas Ganjavi
  • Music :Ahmad Pejman
  • Make-up Designer :Abdollah Eskandari
  • Production Manager :Jahangir Kosari
  • Producer :Majid Modaresi, Fariborz Pourmand
  • Cast :Ezzatolah Entezami, Fatemah Motamed-Aria, Golab Adineh, Afsar Asadi, Jamshid Esmailkhani, Farhad Aslani, Baran Kosari
The Blue Veiled

Festivals

Locarno Int’l FF (1995/ Switzerland)- Bronze Leopard 
Fajr Int’l FF (1994/ Iran) - Best Script & Best Supporting Actress
India Int’l FF (1996/ India) - Best Asian Woman Director
Tessaloniki Int’l FF (1996/Greece) - Winner of FIPRESCI Award

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