''Majority'' (

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

: بی همه چیز,

romanized Romanization or romanisation, in linguistics, is the conversion of text from a different writing system to the Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so. Methods of romanization include transliteration, for representing written text, and ...

: Bi Hameh Chiz) is a 2021 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 ...

directed by Mohsen Gharaie and co-written with Mohammad Davoudi. It is based on

Friedrich Dürrenmatt Friedrich Dürrenmatt (; 5 January 1921 – 14 December 1990) was a Swiss author and dramatist. He was a proponent of epic theatre whose plays reflected the recent experiences of World War II. The politically active author's work included avant-g ...

's play '' The Visit''. The film premiered at the

39th Fajr Film Festival The 39th Fajr Film Festival (Persian: سی و نهمین جشنواره فیلم فجر) held from 1 to 11 February 2021 in Tehran, Iran. The nominees for the 39th Fajr Film Festival were announced on February 10, 2021, at a press conference. J ...

, where it was nominated for nine awards and won five, including the Crystal Simorgh for best screen adaptation and the Special Jury Award. The film was theatrically released in Iran on December 15, 2021.

Premise

Years into a precipitous economic downturn, the residents of a remote village have either been forced to migrate or spend their lives in poverty and misery. But the village has a new guest, a favored daughter who hasn't been home in twenty years. She is now a good deal richer, and the people dream that she has come to save the village from their troubles.

Cast

Parviz Parastui Parviz Parastui ( fa, پرویز پرستویی ; born 24 June 1955) is an Iranian actor. He has received various accolades, including four Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor–making him the only actor to have four wins in that category–four Hafez ...

as Amir *

Hedieh Tehrani Hedieh Tehrani ( fa, هديه تهرانی; born June 25, 1972) is an Iranian actress. She is most noted for willingness to play mysterious, stony-faced and cold-hearted women. She has received various accolades, including two Crystal Simorgh, ...

as Lily Nazarian *

Hadi Hejazifar Hadi Hejazifar (Persian: هادی حجازی‌فر‎, born June 21, 1976) is an Iranian actor, director and screenwriter. for his performances in the films ''Standing in the Dust'' (2016), '' Midday Adventures'' (2017), ''Lottery'' (2018) and ...

as Javaldouz *

Baran Kosari Baran Kosari ( fa, باران کوثری; ; born 16 September 1985) is an Iranian actress. Biography She graduated from ''Soureh academy''. ''The Best Papa of the World'' (1991) is her first acting experience. She had appearances in some of her ...

as Noori *

Babak Karimi Babak Karimi ( fa, بابک کریمی, born 1960) is a Czech-Iranian actor. For his role in ''A Separation'', he won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival in 2011. Filmography Film * ''Tickets'' (2 ...

as Doctor *

Pedram Sharifi Pedram Sharifi ( fa, پدرام شریفی; born August 2, 1987) is an Iranian actor. He gained recognition after portraying Peyman Sabouri in the romance mystery drama '' The Accomplice'' (2020). Sharifi earned a Crystal Simprgh nomination for ...

as Teacher *

Laleh Marzban Laleh Marzban ( fa, لاله مرزبان; born January 19, 1994) is an Iranian actress. She is best known for her roles in ''Under the Smoky Roof'' (2017), '' New Moon Hotel'' (2019) and ''Majority'' (2021). Marzban earned a Crystal Simorgh nomi ...

as Asieh * Mahtab Nasirpour as Nasrin * Farid Sajjadi Hosseini as Mehdi Dashtki * Erfan Naseri * Mohsen Noori * Khosro Pesyani * Mehdi Sabaghi * Zahir Yari * Eisa Yousefipour

Reception

Accolades

References

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* {{IMDb title, tt13971916 2020s Persian-language films Iranian drama films 2021 films Films based on works by Friedrich Dürrenmatt 2021 drama films