Asre Jomeh (2006)
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Roya Nonahali, Hanieh Tavassoli, Mehrdad Sedighian
A struggling single mother’s fragile routine is unsettled when her younger sister returns, stirring painful memories and distressing her teenage son.
The story
Sogand, a single mother in her thirties, struggles to support herself and her teenage son, Omid, working as a hairdresser in clients’ homes. Omid is difficult and on the verge of delinquency. Their strained routine changes when Banafsheh, Sogand’s younger sister, reappears after searching for her for a long time. Her return awakens painful memories for Sogand, including being disowned by her father, arrested and imprisoned as a runaway, and giving birth in prison. Omid already suffers from his father’s absence, believing he has disappeared abroad. When he overhears a conversation between the sisters, he is plunged into despair.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Sogand is a young woman in her thirties. A single mother, she is raising her son, Omid, on her own. She struggles to make ends meet as a hairdresser who works in clients’ homes, while Omid is a difficult teenager on the verge of delinquency. Suddenly, Banafsheh, her youngest sister, reappears in her life after searching for her for a long time. Her arrival awakens painful memories: her father disowning Sogand when she was [age unspecified], her arrest and imprisonment as a runaway, and her giving birth in prison. Already suffering from the absence of his father, whom he believes has disappeared abroad, Omid overhears a conversation between the two sisters that plunges him into despair. It is only after much pain that Omid, Banafsheh, and Sogand finally manage to put things into words. At last somewhat at peace, Sogand agrees to make the journey back to the village, where her elderly father is living out his final moments.
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