The Paternal House
2014A young woman is murdered by her own father, with the help of her younger brother. She is secretly buried in the cellar, a space where the women of the family weave carpets and perform other domestic chores. Her loss, or perhaps her presence, continues to haunt the family as it reverberates through the following generations. Ayyari’s film is staged exclusively in this house and was banned several times in Iran.
Acted in
Mehdi Hashemi
as Mohtasham (Middle-Aged)
Shahab Hosseini
as Naser
Mehran Rajabi
as Kalb Hassan
Nazanin Farahani
as Masume
Naser Hashemi
as Mohtasham (Adult)
Mina Sadati
as Maryam
Negah Khaghani
as Moluk
Masoume Bafande
as Marziye
Mojde Hamrang
as Reyhane
Setare Mirmohammad
as Sakine
Padina Rahnama
as Robabe
Aynaz Azarhoush
as Tahere
Moeineddin Oshaghi
as Mohtasham (Young)
Azade Movahhed
as Farkhonde
Goli Sharifloo
as Farkhonde (Middle-Aged)
Hossein Fallah
as Hashem
Mehdi Kheyrollahi
as Rajab
Eghlima Raisi
as Ehteram
Rasoul Salimian
as Alireza