The Mare
Original title: مادیان
Overview
Noted Iranian actress Susan Taslimi plays an impoverished single mother who agees to marry off her 13-year-old daughter to a middle-aged man in return for a mare, which will help her earn an income and provide for her younger children. Director Ali Zhekan paints a stark picture of poverty and patriarchy in rural Iran (the mother stores her rice in a container hidden in a tree; her brother, who brokered the wedding, mercilessly beats the recalcitrant child), but this 1986 film is distinguished mostly by Taslimi's increasingly fiery performance as the mother decides to defend her daughter's freedom.
Top-billed cast
- AAtaollah Zahed
- FFarhad Khanmohammadi
- HHossein Mahjoub
- PParviz Shahinkhou
- FFirouz Behjat-Mohamadi
- SSusan Taslimi
- PParvin Hazrati
- MMojilong Danespooy
- MMaliheh Nazari
Crew
- Director
- Ali Zhekan
- Writer
- Ali Zhekan
Frequently asked questions
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Who directed The Mare?
The Mare was directed by Ali Zhekan.
When was The Mare released?
The Mare was released in 1986.
