Melancholy (Persian: مالیخولیا ) is a 2016 Iranian drama film directed, produced and co-written by Morteza Atashzamzam. The other writers are Majid Shakrin and Hossein Mortezaeian Abkenar. Starring : Leila Otadi, Mohammad Reza Hedayati and Laleh Eskandari. The director says that "Melancholy" is not about what is real or not, but it is about the threshold between what is real and what is illusion, which varies according to the character's point of view.
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Melancholy | |
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Directed by | Morteza Atashzamzam |
Written by | Morteza Atashzamzam, Majid Shakrin, Hossein Mortezaeian Abkenar |
Produced by | Morteza Atashzamzam |
Starring | Leila Otadi Mohammad-Reza Hedayati |
Cinematography | Touraj Aslani |
Edited by | Kavoos Aghaei |
Music by | Babak Mirzakhani |
Running time | 73 minutes |
Country | Iran |
Language | Persian |
Plot:
After a long time, and medical problems, Mina finally becomes pregnant. However, she feels ignored by Hesam, her husband. Indeed, he is more concerned about the personal and family problems of his colleague Shirin, who has recently divorced...