The Paternal House (2014)

5.2/10 97 min Drama Crime Horror

Overview

A young woman is murdered by her own father, with the help of her younger brother. She is secretly buried in the cellar, a space where the women of the family weave carpets and perform other domestic chores. Her loss, or perhaps her presence, continues to haunt the family as it reverberates through the following generations. Ayyari’s film is staged exclusively in this house and was banned several times in Iran.

Cast

Mehdi Hashemi

Mohtasham (Middle-Aged)

Shahab Hosseini

Naser

Mehran Rajabi

Kalb Hassan

Nazanin Farahani

Masume

Naser Hashemi

Mohtasham (Adult)

Mina Sadati

Maryam

Negah Khaghani

Moluk

Masoume Bafande

Marziye

Padina Rahnama

Robabe

Ainaz Azarhoush

Tahere

Moeineddin Oshaghi

Mohtasham (Young)

Azade Movahhed

Farkhonde

Hossein Fallah

Hashem

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