Saeed Pursamimi Movies

An ageing poet sees his son's attempt at preserving his memory as an invasion of his privacy in Pomegranates and Cain director Saeed Ebrahimifar's tender tale of shifting family dynamics. Having recently returned to his Iranian hometown of Kerman, former French émigré Iraj (Mahdi Ahmadi) longs to capture candid portraits of his father Roshan (Saeed Pursamimi). Armed with a handy digital camera, Iraj continually ambushes the curmudgeonly poet in an ongoing attempt to capture the perfect unselfconscious snapshot. Though Iraj's his aim is affectionate, it couldn't be more annoying to his ageing father. Compounding the father's woes is the fact that his peers at the local poetry club focus so much on ongoing rivalries that most of the local poets never even have the opportunity to recite their works. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

This Iranian drama, set in the 80's, depicts the depressing realities of life in Tehran, and yet contains an optimistic outlook as it tells the story of a cabdriver looking for his stolen car. Darvish and his family live amongst the other war refugees in Tehran. Their former home was the port of Abadan which was bombed during the war. He makes a scant living as a taxi-driver with a broken-down wreck of a car. One day that car is stolen and Darvish and his son Borna must find it. The search takes them into the shadiest areas of Tehran and they encounter scrap dealers and black marketeers. They are guided by Hassan Khouf, an opportunistic, but decent hearted trader. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi