Wind Blows in the Meadow


1h 31m 2009

Brief Synopsis

Northern province of Mazandaran, Iran. About Shooka, a spirited, hardworking girl from an Iranian mountain village, and her arranged marriage. Shokrollah, her neighbor with Down syndrome, has been head-over-heels in love with Shooka since they were children, and so Shokrollah's father buys his son's

Film Details

Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2009

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 31m

Synopsis

Northern province of Mazandaran, Iran. About Shooka, a spirited, hardworking girl from an Iranian mountain village, and her arranged marriage. Shokrollah, her neighbor with Down syndrome, has been head-over-heels in love with Shooka since they were children, and so Shokrollah's father buys his son's way into a marriage deal with Shooka's father. Enter Rafie the Tailor and his daydreaming assistant Jalil, who falls for Shooka after overhearing her pour her heart out to her family. Determined to be with the bride-to-be despite her impending wedding, Jalil follows her over the mountain trails and invents ways to delay the wedding.

Film Details

Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2009

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 31m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 21-June 14, 2009.

dialogue Farsi