Frosty Roads

1985 Iranian film
  • 1985 (1985)
Running time
93 minutesCountryIranLanguagePersian

Jadehay sard (Translation: Frosty Roads) is a 1985 Iranian film by Massood Jafari Jozani. The film is based on the story "If Daddy Dies" by Reza Sarshar.[1] In 1987 it became one of the first Iranian films to receive international attention when it premiered at the 37th Berlin International Film Festival.[2]

Cast

  • Ali Nassirian as Moosavi
  • Hamid Jebeli as Rahman
  • Majid Nasiri as Esmeil
  • Esmail Mohammadi as Darvish Gorgali
  • Farzaneh Neshat Akhavan as Moosavi's Wife

Plot

Moosavi, a country schoolteacher, must undertake an arduous journey to fetch medicine for his village's sick. Accompanied by his student and a villager, he travels through a blizzard and is pursued by a pack of hungry wolves.

Awards

References

  1. ^ Variety's film reviews 1987-1988. R.R. Bowker. 1991. ISBN 0-8352-2667-0.
  2. ^ Nader Takmil Homayoun (2007). L'Iran: une révolution cinématographique [Iran, A Cinematographic Revolution] (DVD) (in English, French, and Persian). Arte and Avenue B Productions. Event occurs at 1:07:05.

External links

  • Frosty Roads at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata


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