''The Painting Pool'' ( fa, حوض نقاشی, translit. ''Hoze Naghashi'') is a 2013 Iranian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

written and directed by

Maziar Miri Maziar Miri (born 1974 in Tehran) is an Iranian filmmaker. Maziar Miri graduated in editing, and started his career with making documentaries about Iran. He made his first short film in 1996, and worked for several years in the editing departme ...

. The film released on 13 March 2013 in

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

and centers upon the interpersonal dynamics between a set of

mentally challenged Intellectual disability (ID), also known as general learning disability in the United Kingdom and formerly mental retardation,Rosa's Law, Pub. L. 111-256124 Stat. 2643(2010). is a generalized neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by signific ...

parents and their child. Iran reviewed the movie as a potential selection for contention for a 2014 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not select the film.

Synopsis

Maryam (

Negar Javaherian Negar Javaherian ( fa, نگار جواهریان, born January 12, 1983) is an Iranian actress. She is best known for her acting in ''Gold and Copper'' (2010), '' Here Without Me'' (2011), ''A Cube of Sug''ar (2011) and '' The Painting Pool'' (20 ...

) and Reza (

Shahab Hosseini Seyyed Shahabedin Hosseini Tonekaboni ( fa, سید شهاب الدین حسینی تنکابنی; born February 3, 1974) is an Iranian actor, producer and director. He is known for his collaborations with Iranian Academy Award-winning director ...

) try to do their best in life, but are met with several obstacles due to being mentally challenged. Their son Soheil was born without any defects and initially does not realize how his parents differ from other adults until he begins to grow older. This leads to complications when his teachers request that his mother come to school for a parent-teacher conference, as Soheil is afraid that his parents will humiliate him. As a result, Soheil spends more and more time with Amirali, his teacher's son, and eventually moves in with them after his father loses his job.

Cast

as Reza *

as Maryam *Hojjat Hassanpour Sargaroui as Mohsen * Fereshteh Sadre Orafaiy * Sepehrad Farzami * Siamak Ehsaei * Elham Korda

Reception

''Serat News'' reviewed the film.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Painting Pool, The 2013 films 2013 drama films 2010s Persian-language films Iranian drama films Crystal Simorgh for Audience Choice of Best Film winners