The Night Of Zayandeh-rood | Shabhaye Zayandeh-Rood (1991)
Synopsis
A few years before the revolution: A man, who’s a university professor in sociology, has an accident while crossing the street with his wife.
When the professor recovers and returns home he throws all the papers related to his research on Sociology out of the window over the people’s heads because of the anger he has towards the inattention of people and promises himself not to work for them anymore…
During the revolution: A few years later, when the revolution in Iran is at its height, the professor witnesses the crowd’s uprise from the same window. Some people are wounded and the others get killed to save the wounded. The people are no longer inattentive…
A few years after the revolution: The professor is sitting at home. He hears an accident sound and looks out from the window. A young biker who’s had an accident with a vehicle is dying and people are passing without noticing him… -- Makhmalbaf Film House website