From Afar

Story

Synopsis

"From Afar" traces the malaise of a young artist and intellectual in three episodes: Book Burning, Breathing and Dawn. The Young protagonist lives in contemporary Tehran and he appears as a film student, an asthmatic businessman and a successful architect. In each story, he journeys toward a spiritual insight or emotion.

Director

Ramin Mohseni

Writers

Ramin Mohseni

Language

Persian

Release date

10 October 2006

Ensemble

Cast

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  Koorosh Tahami

  Omid / Mehran / Majid

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  Jamshid Hashempour

  Sheikh / Painter / Father

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  Behnaz Jafari

  Mehran's Wife

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  Homayoun Ershadi

  Doctor

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  Mehdi Miami

  Warrior

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  Dariush Arjmand

  Professor

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  Mahbubeh Bayat

  Mehran's Mother

• Ebrahim Abadi

  Landlord

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  Kamand Amirsoleimani

  Majid's Wife

• Saba Mohseni

  Majid's Daughter

• Mohammad Ali Najafi

  Filmmaker