Hamoon

1990 2h 0m FA

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 41

Drama

Synopsis

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Hamoon's wife is leaving him. He is also unsuccessfully trying to finish his Ph.D. thesis. He is forced to reexamine his life. In a series of flashbacks and dreams, Hamoon tries to figure out what he did wrong.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Khosro Shakibai
Hamid Hamoon
Bita Farrahi
Mahshid
Ezzatollah Entezami
Dabiri
Sedigheh Kianfar
Nurse of hamoun's grandmother
Turan Mehrzad
Mahshid's Mother
Fathali Oveisi
Dr. Surush
Jalal Moghadam
Dr. Samavati
Amrollah Saberi
Hamoun's Chief

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dariush Mehrjui
Writers: Dariush Mehrjui
Languages: Persian
Countries: Iran

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ERA

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36 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Dariush Mehrjui, shot by Turaj Mansuri. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Nasser Cheshmazar. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Hassan Hassandoust shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Khosro Shakibai and Bita Farrahi and Ezzatollah Entezami carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0099729 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 41 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Dariush Mehrjui directs. Turaj Mansuri behind the camera. Nasser Cheshmazar scores. Hassan Hassandoust cuts. Produced in Iran. Dialogue in Persian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

136 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Dariush Mehrjui, shot by Turaj Mansuri. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Nasser Cheshmazar. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Hassan Hassandoust shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Khosro Shakibai and Bita Farrahi and Ezzatollah Entezami carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0099729 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 41 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.