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The Peddler

The Peddler

The movie consists of three episodes that explore the lives of poor and desperate in Iran. In episode one, a very poor couple with many crippled children abandon their newly born baby in hopes that it will have a better future. In the second episode, a mentally impaired and isolated young man tries to take care of his senile mother who is almost dead. In the third episode, a cowardly and desperate peddler tries to escape from his boss.

CrimeDrama

Release: 1987-02-02Runtime: 90 minRating: 6.6 (10)

Cast

Zohreh Sarmadi

Esmaeel Soltaniyan

Mohammad Talaie

Somayyeh Ebrahimi

Morteza Zarrabi

Mahmoud Basiri

Mahmoud Basiri

Davoud Ghanbari

Behzad Behzadpour

Behzad Behzadpour

Jafar Dehghan

Jafar Dehghan

Farid Kashan-Fallah

Crew

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Director

Fatemeh Ardakani

Makeup Artist

Hossein Khosrojerdi

Set Designer

Ali Reza Zarrindast

Ali Reza Zarrindast

Director of Photography

Abdolhamid Ghadirian

Makeup Artist

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Editor

Homayoun Payvar

Director of Photography

Mehrdad Fakhimi

Director of Photography

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Screenplay

Alberto Moravia

Alberto Moravia

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