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مسافران

Travellers | Musāfirān | مسافران

PersianDrama 90 min 1992

At a young woman’s wedding, what should be a joyous celebration takes a somber turn when her sister and other family members tragically lose their lives in a car accident while en route to the wedding. The sisters’ mother grapples with an unbearable reality, refusing to accept her daughter’s death. Amidst a gathering of wedding guests and mourners, which includes the drivers of the truck responsible for the accident, she insists that the wedding proceed.

However, a profound dilemma arises. How can the daughter enter into matrimony amidst a wake and without the family’s cherished traditional mirror, which her sister was transporting to the ceremony? The film culminates in a transcendental resolution that explores themes of grief, tradition, and the human spirit.

Director
Bahram Beyzaie
Writer
Bahram Beyzaie
Cinematography
Mehrdad Fakhimi
Editor
Bahram Beyzaie
Music
Babak Bayat
Production Company

Cast
Fariborz Arabnia, Fatemeh Motamed-Arya, Hamid Amjad, Homa Rousta, Jamileh Sheykhi, Jamshid Esmaeil Khani, Mojdeh Shamsaie, Niku Kheradmand