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Cafe Transit

2005 1h 44m Drama List
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Reyhan (Fereshteh Sadre Orafaiy), a recently widowed woman living on the Iranian-Turkish border, causes controversy when she defies societal conventions by reopening her late husband's roadside café -- without a man's help. Her lascivious brother-in-law, Nassir (Parviz Parastoei), offers to save her from shame by marrying her, but she refuses custom and rejects his offer. Still, her café thrives, as does her blossoming relationship with a kind Grecian truck driver, Zakario (Nikos Papadopoulos).

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Louise Kennedy Boston Globe If an unfortunate tendency toward melodrama gradually creeps in, the film nevertheless creates a memorable portrait of one woman in Iran -- and, by extension, of the bleak sorrows of millions of women's lives. Rated: 3/4 Mar 3, 2006 Full Review Prairie Miller NewsBlaze A female rebel food fight led by a fiercely independent, feisty young Iranian mom. Who also happens to be a fabulous cook. Nov 25, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member year s/b 1937 on this pic Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Reyhan (Fereshteh Sadre Orafaiy), a recently widowed woman living on the Iranian-Turkish border, causes controversy when she defies societal conventions by reopening her late husband's roadside café -- without a man's help. Her lascivious brother-in-law, Nassir (Parviz Parastoei), offers to save her from shame by marrying her, but she refuses custom and rejects his offer. Still, her café thrives, as does her blossoming relationship with a kind Grecian truck driver, Zakario (Nikos Papadopoulos).
Director
Kambuzia Partovi
Screenwriter
Kambuzia Partovi
Production Co
Silkroad Production, Granite Rock Films, Aftab Alamtab
Genre
Drama
Original Language
German
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 15, 2016
Runtime
1h 44m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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