''Still Life'' ( fa, طبیعت بیجان,
translit. Tabiate bijan) is a 1974
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
ian film directed by
Sohrab Shahid-Saless
Sohrab Shaheed Salles or Sohrab Shahid-Saless ( fa, سهراب شهید ثالث; June 28, 1944 in Tehran, Iran – July 2, 1998 in Chicago, Illinois) was an Iranian film director and screenwriter and one of the most celebrated figures in Irania ...
. It was entered into the
24th Berlin International Film Festival
The 24th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 21 June – 2 July 1974. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Canadian film '' The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz'' directed by Ted Kotcheff.
Jury
The following people were announc ...
, where it won the
Silver Bear
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.
Cast
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Zadour Bonyadi - Mohamad Sardari
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Mohammed Kani
Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the mono ...
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Hibibollah Safarian
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Habib Safaryan
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Zahra Yazdani
Plot
For more than three decades, aging Iranian Mohamad Sardari (Zadour Bonyadi) has worked as a crossing guard at a desolate train station. Through the years, Mohamad has done little to stifle the loneliness and boredom inherent in the job. Meanwhile, back at his family home, life is similarly uneventful: Mohamad's wife passes the time sewing night and day, especially since the couple's son left to join the army. As time passes, Mohamad mechanically continues to do his duty.
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1974 films
1974 drama films
Films directed by Sohrab Shahid-Saless
1970s Persian-language films
Iranian drama films
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