The Brick and the Mirror (1966)

7.9/10 131 min Drama

Overview

Hashem is a cab driver who finds an infant child in the back seat of his cab one night after he gives a ride to a young woman. Hashem and his girlfriend, Taji, try to cope with this unwanted child. Hashem insists on getting rid of the child, Taji on keeping him.

Cast

Zackaria Hashemi

Hashem

Parviz Fanizadeh

Parviz

Mohammadali Keshavarz

Jamshid Mashayekhi

Mehri Mehrinia

Woman in the ruins

Akbar Meshkin

Jalal Moghadam

Pari Saberi

Forugh Farrokhzad

Woman in taxi (uncredited)

Ebrahim Golestan

Voice on the radio (uncredited)

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