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Woman and Child

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Mahnaz, a 40-year-old widowed nurse, struggles with her rebellious son, Aliyar, who has been suspended from school. Family tensions reach a peak during the betrothal ceremony with her new boyfriend Hamid, and a tragic accident occurs. In the aftermath, Mahnaz will be forced to confront betrayal and loss, and to embark on a quest for justice.

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Tim Robey Daily Telegraph (UK) It’s down to the muscular talent of writer-director Saeed Roustaee, one of the younger staples of Iran’s film scene, that this film is so gripping well before anything terrible happens. His shot-making has Scorsesean verve... Rated: 5/5 Jun 16, 2025 Full Review Justin Chang The New Yorker The result is one of the finer men-are-trash movies of recent vintage, but “Woman and Child” is no mere broadside against some nebulously defined patriarchy; it takes aim with penetrating intelligence and carefully honed rage. Jun 2, 2025 Full Review Ed Potton The Times (UK) As Iranian films increasingly acknowledge the brutality of the country’s ruling regime, politics are low-key here, with all of the women wearing headscarves. Low-key but never totally absent. Rated: 4/5 May 28, 2025 Full Review James Mottram The National (UAE) Roustaee’s film is very much about the female experience, and the bond of a mother with her offspring. Arguably it’s this that feels radical, a film that gives us the perspective of a modern-day Iranian woman navigating a patriarchal society. Jun 6, 2025 Full Review Àngel Quintana Caimán Cuadernos de Cine Woman and Child could work as a popular melodrama, but the psychological construction of the characters is too stereotypical. [Full review in Spanish] Jun 3, 2025 Full Review Carlos F. Heredero Caimán Cuadernos de Cine The dramatic construction and staging of the story inevitably lead the film into territory almost bordering on a melodramatic soap opera, which completely devalues ​​the scope of the proposal. [Full review in Spanish] Jun 3, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Saeed Roustayi

Director

Parinaz Izadyar

Mahnaz

Peyman Moaadi

Hamid

Soha Niasti

Mehri

Hassan Pourshirazi

Grand-père

Fereshteh Sadrorafaei

Mère
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Movie Info

Synopsis Mahnaz, a 40-year-old widowed nurse, struggles with her rebellious son, Aliyar, who has been suspended from school. Family tensions reach a peak during the betrothal ceremony with her new boyfriend Hamid, and a tragic accident occurs. In the aftermath, Mahnaz will be forced to confront betrayal and loss, and to embark on a quest for justice.
Director
Saeed Roustayi
Producer
Kaveh Farnam, Jamal Sadatian
Screenwriter
Saeed Roustayi
Production Co
Iris Film
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Persian
Runtime
2h 11m