The Actor
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Akbar Abdi
Fatemeh Motamed-aria
Mahaya Petrossian
Reza Alaghmand
Sasan Bagherpour
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Akbar Abdi has always wanted to perform in serious art films, but his crazy wife's expensive lifestyle has forced him to appear in one trashy, commercial vehicle after another. Now, his wife wants a baby and has chosen a mute gypsy to mother the child.
Director
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Shown at "Crossroads: The North Africa and Middle East Film Festival" in New York City (Public Theater) May 5-31, 1995.
Shown at Fajr International Film Festival February 1-12, 1993.
color
dialogue Farsi
subtitled English