It's Winter


1h 26m 2006

Brief Synopsis

A small town in winter, and as one man leaves his wife, mother and young daughter behind to look for work abroad, another arrives by train also looking for work. Charismatic and confident, Marhab has what can only be called a roving eye, and before long, he begins moving in on the other man's wife.

Film Details

Also Known As
Zemestan
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Ama Media; Celluloid Dreams
Distribution Company
Curzon Artificial Eye; Peripher Filmverleih

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 26m

Synopsis

A small town in winter, and as one man leaves his wife, mother and young daughter behind to look for work abroad, another arrives by train also looking for work. Charismatic and confident, Marhab has what can only be called a roving eye, and before long, he begins moving in on the other man's wife.

Film Details

Also Known As
Zemestan
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Ama Media; Celluloid Dreams
Distribution Company
Curzon Artificial Eye; Peripher Filmverleih

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 26m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the Grand Jury Prize Award at the 2007 Palm Springs International Film Festival.

Released in United States 2007

Released in United States August 2006

Released in United States February 2006

Released in United States January 2007

Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Competition) February 9-19, 2006.

Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Director's Showcase) August 14-27, 2006.

Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (New Voices/New Visions) January 4-15, 2007.

Shown at the Los Angeles Film Festival (International Showcase) June 21-July 1, 2007.

Released in United States 2007 (Shown at the Los Angeles Film Festival (International Showcase) June 21-July 1, 2007.)

Released in United States August 2006 (Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Director's Showcase) August 14-27, 2006.)

Released in United States January 2007 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (New Voices/New Visions) January 4-15, 2007.)

Based on a novel written by Mahmoud Dowlatabadi.

Released in United States February 2006 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Competition) February 9-19, 2006.)