A Respectable Family

A Respectable Family

2012 · 90 min · ★ 5.8 · Drama

Arash is an Iranian academic who lives in the West. He returns to Iran to teach in Shiraz, a city far from Tehran where his mother lives. Drawn into a series of domestic and financial dramas, he faces a country that is now alien to him. Following the death of his father and the discovery of what his “respectable family” has become, he is forced to make choices.

Directed by Massoud Bakhshi · Written by Massoud Bakhshi

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