The Peddler
– The movie consists of three episodes that explore the lives of poor and desperate in Iran. In episod..
The movie consists of three episodes that explore the lives of poor and desperate in Iran. In episode one, a very poor couple with many crippled children abandon their newly born baby in hopes that it will have a better future. In the second episode, a mentally impaired and isolated young man tries to take care of his senile mother who is almost dead. In the third episode, a cowardly and desperate peddler tries to escape from his boss.
26 Mar 1989
Persian
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Alberto Moravia (story)
Mahmoud Basiri, Behzad Behzadpour, Jafar Dehghan, Farid Koshan Falah
Consisting of three separate stories, the director explores "Man" as a theme: birth, life and death, to present a sometimes comic, sometimes tragic portrait of life at the bottom of the socio-economic pile.