The Peddler

Movie·1987·1h 30m

The Peddler

Country

Iran

Language

Persian

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// overview

The Story

Original title: دستفروش

The movie consists of three episodes that explore the lives of poor and desperate in Iran. In episode one, a very poor couple with many crippled children abandon their newly born baby in hopes that it will have a better future. In the second episode, a mentally impaired and isolated young man tries to take care of his senile mother who is almost dead. In the third episode, a cowardly and desperate peddler tries to escape from his boss.

Cinematography

Ali Reza Zarrindast

Music

Majid Entezami

Editor

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Themes

anthologypovertydisability

Audience Score

66%

11 votes

Skip11%
Timepass26%
Go for it38%
Perfection25%

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// cast

Cast

Zohreh Sarmadi

Esmaeel Soltaniyan

Mohammad Talaie

Somayyeh Ebrahimi

Morteza Zarrabi

Mahmoud Basiri

Mahmoud Basiri

Davoud Ghanbari

Behzad Behzadpour

Behzad Behzadpour

Jafar Dehghan

Jafar Dehghan

Farid Kashan-Fallah

Mohammad-Ali Mozhdehi

Moharram Zaynalzadeh

// crew

Crew

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Director, Editor, Screenplay

Ali Reza Zarrindast

Ali Reza Zarrindast

Director of Photography

Homayoun Payvar

Director of Photography

Mehrdad Fakhimi

Director of Photography

Majid Entezami

Majid Entezami

Original Music Composer

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