Freedom and Other Maladies (2016)
Gholam-Hossein Saedi was an acclaimed Iranian author, playwright and screenwriter with an oeuvre that contains more than thirty publications. Freedom And Other Maladies depicts Saedi's restless passion and heartbroken demise based on letters that he wrote over the years as well as interviews with his close friends and associates. The documentary film focuses on the last four years of Saedi's life in Paris, at the peak of his suffering, painfully aware that he would die in exile.
Director: Shirin Saghaie
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 53 min
Release Date: August 1, 2016
Cast
- Gholam-Hossein Sa'edi - himself (footage archive)
- Reza Aghnami
- Bahman Amini - self
- Ali Badri - self
- Mohammad Jalai Chimeh - self
- Hedayat Matin Daftari - self
- Soheila Ghassemlou - self
- Manouchehr Hezarkhani - self
- Nasser Pakdaman - self
Screenplay
- Shirin Saghaie
- Parvin Raki (Co-Writer)
- Bahman Saghaei (Co-Writer)
Editing: Parvin Raki, Shirin Saghaie
Language: فارسی
Original Language: fa
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Freedom and Other Maladies about?
- Gholam-Hossein Saedi was an acclaimed Iranian author, playwright and screenwriter with an oeuvre that contains more than thirty publications. Freedom And Other Maladies depicts Saedi's restless passion and heartbroken demise based on letters that he wrote over the years as well as interviews with his close friends and associates. The documentary film focuses on the last four years of Saedi's life in Paris, at the peak of his suffering, painfully aware that he would die in exile.
- Who directed Freedom and Other Maladies?
- Freedom and Other Maladies was directed by Shirin Saghaie.
- Who stars in Freedom and Other Maladies?
- Freedom and Other Maladies stars Gholam-Hossein Sa'edi, Reza Aghnami, Bahman Amini, Ali Badri, Mohammad Jalai Chimeh, Hedayat Matin Daftari.
- How long is Freedom and Other Maladies?
- Freedom and Other Maladies has a runtime of 53m (53 minutes).
- What genre is Freedom and Other Maladies?
- Freedom and Other Maladies is a Documentary film.