Jadehay sard

Jadehay sard
Directed by	Massood Jafari Jozani
Produced by	Siamak Taghipour
Written by	Siamak Taghipour
Based on	"If Daddy Dies" by Reza Sarshar
Starring	Hamid Jebeli Esmail Mohammadi Ali Nassirian
Music by	Kambiz Roshanravan
Cinematography	Mahmoud Kalari Turaj Mansuri
Edited by	Davoud Yusefian
Production company	Farabi Cinema Foundation
Release dates	1985
Running time	93 minutes
Country	Iran
Language	Persian

Jadehay sard (Translation: Frosty Roads) is a 1985 Iranian film by Massood Jafari Jozani. The film is based on the story "If Daddy Dies" by Reza Sarshar.^[1] In 1987 it became one of the first Iranian films to receive international attention when it premiered at the 37th Berlin International Film Festival.^[2]

Cast

Ali Nassirian as Moosavi
Hamid Jebeli as Rahman
Majid Nasiri as Esmeil
Esmail Mohammadi as Darvish Gorgali
Farzaneh Neshat Akhavan as Moosavi's Wife

Plot

Moosavi, a country schoolteacher, must undertake an arduous journey to fetch medicine for his village's sick. Accompanied by his student and a villager, he travels through a blizzard and is pursued by a pack of hungry wolves.

Awards

1986 Golden Plate Award for Best Feature Film at the Fajr International Film Festival

References

↑ Variety's film reviews 1987-1988. R.R. Bowker. 1991. ISBN 0-8352-2667-0.
↑ Nader Takmil Homayoun (2007). L'Iran: une révolution cinématographique [Iran, A Cinematographic Revolution] (DVD) (in English, French, and Persian). Arte and Avenue B Productions. Event occurs at 1:07:05.

External links

Jadehay sard at the Internet Movie Database

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