Synopsis

A man contemplates life and compares it to a pear tree in his yard which stops producing fruit.

A very famous and successful Santoor player falls in the trap of drugs and loses everything in his life gradually ! even his wife who was in love with him.

He struggles to give up smoking and finds his way to a medical institute and manages to give up smoking .



Cast: Golshifte Farahani, Kianoosh Gerami, Bahram Radan, Masood Raigan, Roya Taymourian

Although soul-crushingly depressing, this newest feature by Iranian film veteran Mehrjui is a rare examination of a major social ill plaguing Iran — drug abuse.

The tale of a talented and popular musician whose life falls apart due to his addiction to heroin, the movie even ventures into gritty shantytowns and the haunts of homeless drug addicts.

Santouri was banned from public theaters in Iran after an initial screening, but is now available on DVD.



Rumor has it the authorities considered the main character’s battle with drugs a veiled reference to Khamenei’s own purported youthful dabbling in opium.