Brick and Mirror

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Brick and Mirror
Directed byEbrahim Golestan
Written byEbrahim Golestan
Produced byEbrahim Golestan
StarringZakaria Hashemi
Akbar Meshkin
Pari Saberi
Jamshid Mashayekhi
Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz
Manouchehr Farid
Parviz Fannizadeh
Jalal Moghadam
Tajolmolouk Ahmadi
Mehri Mehrnia
CinematographySoleiman Minasian
Release date
  • 19 January 1966 (1966-01-19)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryIran
LanguagePersian

Brick and Mirror (Persian title: Khesht o Ayeneh - Persian: خشت و آینه) is a 1964 Iranian Persian-genre drama film directed by Ebrahim Golestan and starring Zakaria Hashemi, Akbar Meshkin, Pari Saberi, Jamshid Mashayekhi, Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz and Manouchehr Farid.[1][2] In July 2018, it was selected to be screened in the Venice Classics section at the 75th Venice International Film Festival.[3]

Plot

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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.

References

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  1. ^ خشت و آینه Archived April 12, 2015, at the Wayback Machine sourehcinema.com
  2. ^ خشت و آینه aftabir.com (Persian language)
  3. ^ "Biennale Cinema 2018, Venice Classics". labiennale.org. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
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