Synopsis

Shuan, a young man supports himself as a cook and a security guard. Shuan's father (Nabi Jalilian) arrives one day with his daughter Balut (Zeinab Barbandi) in town.

Balut is crippled by paralysis and in poor health, and father hopes that with Shuan's help they can find medical treatment that will restore Balut to health.

However, with their meager financial resources, Shuan and his father are unable to do much for Balut; when the scientific treatments at their disposal fail to do the job, they resort to magic, and eventually prayer and sacrifice, in hopes of saving Balut's life. —IMDb



Cast: Hossein Saki, Zinat Barband, Bani Jalilian, Dr. Adibifar, Bahman Maroufi, Mahmoud Zadmehr, Massoumeh Kordi, Hassan Arab, Zhaleh Sameti

Produced by: Ali Reza Zarrin
Cinematography by: Mehdi Majde Vaziri
Editing by: Abolfazl Jalili
Camera and Electrical Department: Sirous Jafari

"Every one of Abolfazl Jalili's recent films is a new experiment that stands far apart from the mainstream of Iranian cinema. Having been experimental works, those films have managed to present unique portraits of contemporary Iran and Iranians." -- (Film International)

In his sixth feature, Jalili uses vividly composed images reminiscent of Paradjanov to relate the story of Shwan and his crippled sister Baloot.

Shwan's father brings the girl to the city where she falls into a mysterious paralysis.

When conventional medical treatments fail to help her, Shwan discovers a more mystical path to his sister's deliverance. -- (Alissa Simon, Art Institute of Chicago)