Cast
Saeed Kangarani Ali Nassirian Fatemeh Motamed-Aria
Credits
Written by: 
Dariush Mehrjui
Plot
A young man brings his sick father to a Tehran hospital and discovers a network of people who sell blood.
Sinekatalog’s take
Dariush Mehrjui's drama follows a young man taking his sick father to a Tehran hospital and uncovering a network that sells blood. Gritty and critical, it was a landmark of the Iranian New Wave and banned for years.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (1,027 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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