The Willow Tree (2005 film)
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| 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 |
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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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ 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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