Poster of The Mare

The Mare

Plot: Noted Iranian actress Susan Taslimi plays an impoverished single mother who agees to marry off her 13-year-old daughter to a middle-aged man in return for a mare, which will help her earn an income and provide for her younger children. Director Ali Zhekan paints a stark picture of poverty and patriarchy in rural Iran (the mother stores her rice in a container hidden in a tree; her brother, who brokered the wedding, mercilessly beats the recalcitrant child), but this 1986 film is distinguished mostly by Taslimi's increasingly fiery performance as the mother decides to defend her daughter's freedom
Release Date: Wednesday, January 1 1986
38 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Susan TaslimiSusan Taslimi
Susan Taslimi was
35 in The Mare
as 'Rezvaneh'.
Tue, Feb 07 1950
Portrait of Hossein MahjoubHossein Mahjoub
Hossein Mahjoub was
37 in The Mare
as 'Rahmat'.
Sun, Aug 01 1948
Portrait of Firouz Behjat-MohamadiFirouz Behjat-Mohamadi
Firouz Behjat-Mohamadi was
>> in The Mare
as 'Ghodrat'.
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Portrait of Ataollah ZahedAtaollah Zahed
Ataollah Zahed was
>> in The Mare
as 'Nooragha'.
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Portrait of Farhad KhanmohammadiFarhad Khanmohammadi
Farhad Khanmohammadi was
40 in The Mare
as 'Aghbay'.
Mon, Jan 29 1945 –
Fri, Sep 19 2008
Portrait of Maliheh NazariMaliheh Nazari
Maliheh Nazari was
55 in The Mare
as 'Halimeh'.
Thu, Jan 01 1931 –
Fri, Mar 10 2006
Portrait of Mojilong DanespooyMojilong Danespooy
Mojilong Danespooy was
>> in The Mare
as 'Golbooteh'.
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Portrait of Parvin HazratiParvin Hazrati
Parvin Hazrati was
>> in The Mare
as 'Robabeh'.
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Portrait of Parviz ShahinkhouParviz Shahinkhou
Parviz Shahinkhou was
>> in The Mare
as 'Bagher'.
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Crew

Portrait of Ali ZhekanAli Zhekan
Ali Zhekan was
>> in The Mare
as 'Writer, Director'
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Portrait of Firooz MalekzadehFirooz Malekzadeh
Firooz Malekzadeh was
>> in The Mare
as 'Director of Photography'
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Portrait of Sharif LotfiSharif Lotfi
Sharif Lotfi was
>> in The Mare
as 'Original Music Composer'
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