Far from Home (1975 film)
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| Directed by | Sohrab Shahid-Saless |
| Written by | Sohrab Shahid-Saless Helga Houzer |
| Produced by | Otto Erich Kress |
| Starring | Parviz Sayyad |
| Cinematography | Ramin Reza Molai |
| Edited by | Ruhallah Emami |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | Iran |
| Language | Persian |
Far from Home (Persian: در غربت, romanized: Dar Ghorbat) is a 1975 Iranian film directed by Sohrab Shahid-Saless. It was entered into the 25th Berlin International Film Festival.[1][2]
Plot
A household of Turkish gastarbeiter (or guest workers) in West Germany is depicted in Far From Home, one of three early films that Shahid Saless co-wrote with his then-partner Helga Houzer. The film depicts the suffering of loneliness—the boundaries of language, social graces, and racist exclusion—as promised by Shahid Saless's title card. It's also a film of unexpected beauty, whether it's through subtly creative camera angles, shades of green, or quick, non-melodramatic expressions of warmth.
Cast
- Parviz Sayyad as Husseyin
- Cihan Anasai as Student
- Muhammet Temizkan as Kasim
- Hüsamettin Kaya as Osman
- Imran Kaya as Osmans Frau
- Sakibe Kaya as Osmans Tochter
- Wurdu Püsküllü
- Ursula Kessler as Alte Frau
- Renate Derr as Frau im Park
- Stanislaus Solotar as Arbeiter in der Kantine
- Heinz Bernard as Arbeiter in der U-Bahn
References
- ↑ "Iranactor-main". www.iranactor.com. Archived from the original on 27 March 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ↑ "25th Berlin International Film Festival - June 27 - July 8, 1975".