Earthbound
2009
On a midnight, Jaleh, Namdar’s sister comes to his house in a remote village in Kurdistan and asks him to foster her son Bobak
EARTHBOUND
On a midnight, Jaleh, Namdar’s sister comes to his house in a remote village in Kurdistan and asks him to foster her son Bobak. Namdar refuses but despite his reluctance Jaleh leaves his son with him and goes. Bobak uses drugs and has attempted to commit suicide a few times. Uncle accepts Bobak’s stay under the condition that he quits using drugs.
Mrs. Salari, an artwork collector who buys Namdar’s paintings together with Shabnam his old love interest pays a surprise visit to Namdar. The two ex-lovers spend the night recalling past memories. The next day Shabnam and Mrs. Salari return to Tehran. The relationship of the uncle and nephew improves for the better every day and meanwhile, Bobak falls in love with a Kurdish girl who has been promised to be married off to her cousin. Bobak pays no attention to the warnings and when the locals find out they beat him to death.
A while later, Bobak’s friends come to visit and bring him drugs but he rejects and chooses living with his uncle.
Namdar through Jaleh finds out that the reason Shabnam had returned to Iran was her cancer and now she has been admitted to the hospital. Namdar packs his suitcase and leaves for Tehran to visit her. Bobak though remains in the village and awaits his return.
cast
Screenplay Writer
bahman farmanara
director
bahman farmanara
producer
bahman farmanara
cast
reza kianian
babak hamidian
bita farahi
maryam bobani
roya nonahali
niko kheradmand
hedayat hashemi
rana azadivar
ghalandar laki
siavash cheraghipoor
farid valizadeh
sahar khalkhalian
farzin sabooni
amirhosseyn rostami
Cinematography
Mahmoud Kalari
Editing
abbas ganjavi
Sound Recordist
hasan zahedi
Sound Mixing
mohamadreza delpak
Set Designer
farhad vilkiji
Makeup
mehrdad mirkian
music
karen homayoonfar
director assistant
manfred esmaeili
Production Management
mohamadreza najafi
investor
fazlolah yoosefpour
Poster and Titles
saed meshki
photo
masoud ashtari
details
language
persian
time duration
93 min
location
kurdestan_iran
awards
Best Director – Celebration of Iranian Cinema
Best Film Score – Celebration of Iranian Cinema
Best Editing – Celebration of Iranian Cinema
Best Sound and Mixing of Iran's cinema celebration
