Willow Tree

2005 | Color | 1h 36

Youssef, a blind University professor, is diagnosed with a fatal disease and must undergo a treatment in France. Back home, will he find the life he had before?

Country: Irán
Direction: Majidi;
Script: Nahas; Fouad, Majidi;
Production: Majidi;
Photography: Kalari; Mahmoud
Sound: Najafi; Yadolah, Reza Delpak; Mohammad
Music: Pezhman; Ahmad
Cast:Parastooi; Parviz, Taymourian; Roya, Obeisi; Afarine, Mahmood Behraznia; Melika, Otabi; Leyla, Nahas Mohammad Reza Naji; Fouad, Melika; Melika, Gawaheri; Ahmad
Participation year at FICM: 2008

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