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A Respectable Family

Original title: Yek khanévadéh-e mohtaram
  • 20122012
  • 1h 30m
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6.5/10
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A Respectable Family (2012)
Drama
Upon returning home to Iran after more than two decades abroad, visiting professor Arash is quickly thrust into a past he's spent his whole life trying to escape.Upon returning home to Iran after more than two decades abroad, visiting professor Arash is quickly thrust into a past he's spent his whole life trying to escape.Upon returning home to Iran after more than two decades abroad, visiting professor Arash is quickly thrust into a past he's spent his whole life trying to escape.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
520
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
292,856
13,586
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    • Director
      • Massoud Bakhshi
    • Writer
      • Massoud Bakhshi
    • Stars
      • Babak Hamidian
      • Mehrdad Sedighian
      • Mehran Ahmadi
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    • Director
      • Massoud Bakhshi
    • Writer
      • Massoud Bakhshi
    • Stars
      • Babak Hamidian
      • Mehrdad Sedighian
      • Mehran Ahmadi
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    • 3User reviews
    • 27Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

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    Babak Hamidian
    Babak Hamidian
    • Arash
    Mehrdad Sedighian
    Mehrdad Sedighian
    • Hamed
    Mehran Ahmadi
    Mehran Ahmadi
    • Jafar - Hamed's Father
    Ahu Kheradmand
    • Arash's Mother
    Parivash Nazarieh
    Parivash Nazarieh
    • Zohreh
    Behnaz Jafari
    Behnaz Jafari
    Mehrdad Ziaei
    Niki Nasirian
    Emre Tetikel
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      Massoud Bakhshi's directorial film debut.

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    9/10
    Masterful Film Noir
    Massoud Bakhshi's masterful film comes as an unexpected, but welcome, surprise after his previous documentary Tehran Has No More Pomegratates. Though that documentary was fine, this film is quite something else.

    A young professor based in Europe visits Iran, his homeland, after an absence of 22 years. From the moment he arrives we can feel the menace in the air. The books that he issues to his students are instantly confiscated by authorities as being "unsuitable". His father is laying in a coma and his mother refuses to see her husband as she feels that his enormous wealth was gained by corrupt means. The professor also meets his half brothers & sisters (from a second wife that his father took secretly). Nothing is what it seems at first sight. In parallel with the main story we see flashbacks to the past to slowly unravel the mysteries surrounding the professor's family.

    A Respectable Family is a masterful film noir and a hot political potato. Bakhshi does not pull any punches and his film hits hard at some of the Iranian authorities. Politics aside, this is a gripping, multi-layered and brilliantly made film with great acting to complement it. It is very much in the vein of some of the well known 60"s and 70's political thrillers such as Z, State of Siege, Missing, etc. Not to be missed.
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    • Release date
      • October 31, 2012 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Iran
      • France
    • Official site
      • sourehcinema
    • Language
      • Persian
    • Also known as
      • Min iranska familj
    • Filming locations
      • Tehran, Iran
    • Production companies
      • Agence Nationale de Gestion des Oeuvres Audiovisuelles (ANGOA)
      • Akka Films
      • Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
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      • $24,083
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      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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