A House Built on Water (2002)
The midlife crisis of a successful professional man is put into the perspective of eternity
Director Bahman Farmanara's second film following a 20-year exile from his native Iran depicts the spiritual crisis of a middle-aged man. In the film's dreamlike opening scene, Dr. Reza Sepidbakht (Reza Kianian), a well-off Tehran gynecologist, thinks he runs over an angel while driving home at night with a call girl. The next morning at the hospital where he works, he is shown a comatose boy who is famous for having memorized the entire Koran. These two events cause him to rethink his cynical outlook on life and his relationships with his elderly father, wayward son, and the women he has mistreated since becoming estranged from his wife. When the boy awakens from his coma, Dr. Sepidbakht begins to look to him for answers.
Cast
- Reza Kianian - Dr. Reza Sepidbakht
- Hedie Tehrani - Jale Tirandaz
- Ezzatollah Entezami - Dr. Sepidbakht's father
- Jamshid Mashayekhi - Dr. Latifian
- Bita Farrahi - Mrs. Taleghani
- Behnaz Jafari - Mojgan Ahadi
- Roya Nownahali - Mrs. Mohammadi
- Shabnam Toloui - Secretary
- Hossein Kasbian - Jale's father
- Mohsen Ghazi Moradi
Screenplay
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is A House Built on Water about?
- Director Bahman Farmanara's second film following a 20-year exile from his native Iran depicts the spiritual crisis of a middle-aged man. In the film's dreamlike opening scene, Dr. Reza Sepidbakht (Reza Kianian), a well-off Tehran gynecologist, thinks he runs over an angel while driving home at night with a call girl. The next morning at the hospital where he works, he is shown a comatose boy who is famous for having memorized the entire Koran. These two events cause him to rethink his cynical outlook on life and his relationships with his elderly father, wayward son, and the women he has mistreated since becoming estranged from his wife. When the boy awakens from his coma, Dr. Sepidbakht begins to look to him for answers.
- Who directed A House Built on Water?
- A House Built on Water was directed by Bahman Farmanara.
- Who stars in A House Built on Water?
- A House Built on Water stars Reza Kianian, Hedie Tehrani, Ezzatollah Entezami, Jamshid Mashayekhi, Bita Farrahi, Behnaz Jafari.
- How long is A House Built on Water?
- A House Built on Water has a runtime of 1h 51m (111 minutes).
- What genre is A House Built on Water?
- A House Built on Water is a Drama film.
- Where was A House Built on Water produced?
- A House Built on Water was produced in Iran.