Brick and Mirror

1964 film

Brick and Mirror

Directed by| Ebrahim Golestan
Written by| Ebrahim Golestan
Produced by| Ebrahim Golestan
Starring| Zakaria Hashemi
Akbar Meshkin
Pari Saberi
Jamshid Mashayekhi
Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz
Manouchehr Farid
Parviz Fannizadeh
Jalal Moghadam
Tajolmolouk Ahmadi
Mehri Mehrnia
Cinematography| Soleiman Minasian

Release date

* 19 January 1966 (1966-01-19)

Running time

| 130 minutes
Country| Iran
Language| Persian

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.

## External links

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Brick and Mirror at IMDb

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