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M like Mother

Original title: Mim mesle madar

“Mim Mesl-e Madar”

2006 · 1 h 53 min
Directed by Rasoul Mollagholipour · Iran · Iranian New Wave
Drama

Cast

Golshifteh Farahani Hosein Yari Jamshid Hashempur Sahar Dolatshahi Sharareh Dolat Abadi Marita Andriasiyan

Credits

Written by: Rasool Mollagholi Poor

Plot

What appears to be a grand love story turns sour when parents-to-be discover that their unborn child will likely be born with serious birth defects, as a result of the mother's exposure to chemical weapons during the Iran-Iraq war.

Sinekatalog’s take

M like Mother (2006) is a Iranian drama directed by Rasoul Mollagholipour. It stars Golshifteh Farahani, Hossein Yari and Jamshid Hashempour. It runs 113 minutes. It is listed here as part of the director's body of work.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (6,108 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.