The Nights of Zayandeh-rood (1990)
A film about an anthropologist and his daughter during three periods: before, during, and after the Iranian Revolution. The daughter works in the accident & emergency department of a hospital, which is never empty of suicidal patients. The reason behind each suicide attempt is different, especially before and after the revolution. Looking for a reason to live, one of the suicide patients falls in love with the anthropologist’s daughter.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Actors: Manuchehr Esmaili, Mehrdad Farid, Mozhgan Naderi, Parvaneh Gowharani, Zeinab Rahdari