Dancing in the Dust (2004)
When forced to divorce his wife by family and social pressure because her mother is a prostitute, Nazar works double shifts to pay back the loan he took out for his impulsive wedding and to pay some ongoing restitution to his sweet jilted bride, Reyhaneh. When he falls behind in the payments he flees the police and ends up in the desert with an uncommunicative old man who catches poisonous snakes for their venom. These two are forced to coexist in the desert, because Nazar is unwilling to return to the city and wants to catch snakes to make enough money to settle his debts. His verbose, chattering annoys the reticent old man until Nazar's life is endangered.
Director: Asghar Farhadi
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 95 min
Release Date: January 23, 2004
Cast
- Faramarz Gharibian - The Old Man
- Yousef Khodaparast - Nazar
- Baran Kosari - Rayhaneh
- Jalal Sarhad Seraj - Amri
- Saeed Noorullahi
Screenplay
Music: Hamidreza Sadri
Cinematography: Hassan Karimi
Editing: Saeed Shahsavari
Production: Neshane
Country: Iran
Language: فارسی, Türkçe
Original Language: fa
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Dancing in the Dust about?
- When forced to divorce his wife by family and social pressure because her mother is a prostitute, Nazar works double shifts to pay back the loan he took out for his impulsive wedding and to pay some ongoing restitution to his sweet jilted bride, Reyhaneh. When he falls behind in the payments he flees the police and ends up in the desert with an uncommunicative old man who catches poisonous snakes for their venom. These two are forced to coexist in the desert, because Nazar is unwilling to return to the city and wants to catch snakes to make enough money to settle his debts. His verbose, chattering annoys the reticent old man until Nazar's life is endangered.
- Who directed Dancing in the Dust?
- Dancing in the Dust was directed by Asghar Farhadi.
- Who stars in Dancing in the Dust?
- Dancing in the Dust stars Faramarz Gharibian, Yousef Khodaparast, Baran Kosari, Jalal Sarhad Seraj, Saeed Noorullahi.
- How long is Dancing in the Dust?
- Dancing in the Dust has a runtime of 1h 35m (95 minutes).
- What genre is Dancing in the Dust?
- Dancing in the Dust is a Drama film.
- Where was Dancing in the Dust produced?
- Dancing in the Dust was produced in Iran.