Zohreh Sarmadi Movies
- 1988
This depressing three-part drama was financed by the Arts Bureau of the Organization for the Propagation of Islamic Thought. An impoverished couple worried about their daughter's future tries to find an adoptive home for their little girl, and a man with a history of mental instability tries to care for his aging mother. Part three concerns a pedlar who is witness to a gangland murder. He is constantly plagued by visions of the mob who are trying to kill him. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Zohreh Sarmadi, Esmail Saramadian, (more)
- 1986
- R
Boycott is one of the handful of Iranian films given a limited American release. The plot is not easily graspable for audiences unfamiliar with current Iranian culture. Suffice to say that the film's principal goal is not to entertain an audience. As in the like-vintage Iranian feature Beyond the Mist, the raison d'etre of Boycott is to promote a specific political and religious ideology. Running 120 minutes, the film takes its time travelling from issue to issue. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
