(Gilaneh)
Mohsen Abdolvahab, Rakhshan Bani-Etemad / IR, 2005
Persian / Czech and English subtitles, 84 min
Gilaneh is the story of a mother's courage, hardship, and love, in times of war. In 1988, during the Iran-Iraq war, Gilaneh escorts her young pregnant daughter, Maygol, from their vi llage into war-torn Tehran to search for Maygol's husband, Rahman. The journey is tough and what they find when they reach the capital is dismaying and frightening.