Cast
Leila Hatami 
Ali Mosaffa Jamileh Sheikhi
Credits
Written by: Mahnaz Ansarian 
Dariush Mehrjui
Produced by: Faramarz Farazmand
Plot
A woman who cannot have children is pressed by her mother-in-law to accept that her husband take a second wife.
Sinekatalog’s take
Dariush Mehrjui's drama follows a childless woman pressured to accept her husband's second wife. Leila Hatami is superb, and the film's nuanced look at tradition, love and duty makes a powerful, humane Iranian drama.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (4,535 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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