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The Tenants

1987 2h 10m Comedy List
Reviews 89% Audience Score 50+ Ratings When the landlord of a busy apartment complex dies, his lack of apparent heir leaves the property up for grabs. As a result, Abbas (Ezzatolah Entezami), the overeager apartment manager, aims to secure his claim on the building by evicting all its residents and thereby cutting them out of contention. However, these renters prove wilier than Abbas expected, so he ups the ante by refusing to keep up the property. Soon the tenants take maintenance into their own hands -- with disastrous results. Read More Read Less
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Synopsis When the landlord of a busy apartment complex dies, his lack of apparent heir leaves the property up for grabs. As a result, Abbas (Ezzatolah Entezami), the overeager apartment manager, aims to secure his claim on the building by evicting all its residents and thereby cutting them out of contention. However, these renters prove wilier than Abbas expected, so he ups the ante by refusing to keep up the property. Soon the tenants take maintenance into their own hands -- with disastrous results.
Director
Dariush Mehrjui
Producer
Mohamad Ali Soltanzadeh
Screenwriter
Dariush Mehrjui
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
Persian
Runtime
2h 10m