The Willow Tree (2005 film)

The Willow Tree
The Willow Tree
	Film poster
Directed by	Majid Majidi
Written by	Majid Majidi; Fouad Nahas; Nasser Hashemzadeh
Produced by	Majid Majidi
Starring	Parviz Parastui; Roya Taymourian; Afarin Obeisi; Mohamad Reza Amir Naji
Cinematography	Mahmoud Kalari; Bahram Badakshani; Mohammad Davudi
Edited by	Hassan Hassandoost
Music by	Ahmad Pejman
Release date	11 August 2005;
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Iran
Language	Persian

The Willow Tree (Persian: بید مجنون, translit. Bid-e Majnoon) is a 2005 Iranian film directed by Majid Majidi.^[1] It tells the story of Youssef, a man blinded in a fireworks accident, when eight years old. After an operation he regains his vision, changing his life in unexpected ways. It was filmed from 10 February 2004 – 10 August 2004 in both Tehran and Paris.^[2]^[3]^[4]

It was released in the United States on August 3, 2007.^[1]

Cast

Parviz Parastui - Youssef
Roya Taymourian - Roya
Afarin Obeisi - Mother
Mohammad Amir Naji - Morteza
Melika Eslafi - Mariam
Leila Otadi - Pari
Mahmoud Behraznia - Mahmood
Ebrahim Otadi - Mehdi

References

^ ^a ^b "The Willow Tree (2005)". IMDb. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
^ Holden, Stephen (3 August 2007). "Blind Man's Dark Paradise, Laid to Waste by the Gift of Sight". The New York Times.
^ "Review: The Willow Tree". Slant Magazine. 24 July 2007.
^ "The Willow Tree (Beed-e Majnoon)".

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[:0-1] "The Willow Tree (2005)". IMDb. Retrieved December 3, 2018.

[2] Holden, Stephen (3 August 2007). "Blind Man's Dark Paradise, Laid to Waste by the Gift of Sight". The New York Times.

[3] "Review: The Willow Tree". Slant Magazine. 24 July 2007.

[4] "The Willow Tree (Beed-e Majnoon)".

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