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The Mare

Noted Iranian actress Susan Taslimi plays an impoverished single mother who agees to marry off her 13-year-old daughter to a middle-aged man in return for a mare, which will help her earn an income and provide for her younger children. Director Ali Zhekan paints a stark picture of poverty and patriarchy in rural Iran (the mother stores her rice in a container hidden in a tree; her brother, who brokered the wedding, mercilessly beats the recalcitrant child), but this 1986 film is distinguished mostly by Taslimi's increasingly fiery performance as the mother decides to defend her daughter's freedom.

Top Cast

  • Susan Taslimi

    Susan Taslimi

    Rezvaneh

  • Hossein Mahjoub

    Hossein Mahjoub

    Rahmat

  • Firouz Behjat-Mohamadi

    Firouz Behjat-Mohamadi

    Ghodrat

  • Ataollah Zahed

    Ataollah Zahed

    Nooragha

  • Farhad Khanmohammadi

    Farhad Khanmohammadi

    Aghbay

  • Maliheh Nazari

    Maliheh Nazari

    Halimeh

  • Mojilong Danespooy

    Mojilong Danespooy

    Golbooteh

  • Parvin Hazrati

    Parvin Hazrati

    Robabeh

  • Parviz Shahinkhou

    Parviz Shahinkhou

    Bagher

Overview

Noted Iranian actress Susan Taslimi plays an impoverished single mother who agees to marry off her 13-year-old daughter to a middle-aged man in return for a mare, which will help her earn an income and provide for her younger children. Director Ali Zhekan paints a stark picture of poverty and patriarchy in rural Iran (the mother stores her rice in a container hidden in a tree; her brother, who brokered the wedding, mercilessly beats the recalcitrant child), but this 1986 film is distinguished mostly by Taslimi's increasingly fiery performance as the mother decides to defend her daughter's freedom.

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