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Nights of Zayandeh Rood (Persian: شب های زاینده رود) is an Iranian film written and directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf. It was released, censored and banned in 1990-1991, it wasn't shown for 26 years until 2016 Venice Film Festival.[1][2] It is named after the Zayande Rood river in Isfahan, Iran.

Nights of Zayandeh Rood
Cinematography	Alireza Zarrindast
Language	Persian
Box office	$3,536

37 Minutes of the film was censored.

Plot

The story is about the life of a sociology university lecturer and his daughter pre 1979 revolution, during the revolution and after it.

Cast

• Manochehr Esmaeeli
• Mozhgan Naderi
• Parvaneh Gowharani
• Zeinab Rahdari
• Mehrdad Farid
• Mohsen Ghasemi
• Afsaneh Heidariyan
• Nahid Rashidi
• Maryam Naghib

Soundtrack

Two of the songs used in the film are one song by Hossein Khajeh Amiri and one song by Alireza Eftekhari.[3]

Awards

• 9th Fajr Film Festival nominated for best screenplay and sound capture

References

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