The Peddler

The Peddler
Directed by	Mohsen Makhmalbaf[1]
Written by	Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Starring	Mahmoud Basiri Behzad Behzadpour Zohreh Sarmadi Esmail Soltanian Morteza Zarrabi Moharram Zaynalzadeh[2]
Cinematography	Mehrdad Fakhimi Homayun Pievar Ali Reza Zarrindast
Edited by	Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Music by	Majid Entezami
Release date	1987 (1987)
Running time	95 min.
Country	Iran
Language	Persian

The Peddler is a 1987 Iranian drama film directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf.^[3] The music was composed by Majid Entezami. The film stars Mahmoud Basiri, Behzad Behzadpour, Zohreh Sarmadi and Esmail Soltanian.^[4]

Story

The film is made up of three sketches. One is about an impoverished Tehran couple who already have four disabled children. When the fifth one comes along, they try to have it adopted in the hope it will not suffer the same fate as the others.^[5]

Cast

• Mahmoud Basiri
• Behzad Behzadpour
• Zohreh Sarmadi
• Esmail Soltanian
• Morteza Zarrabi
• Moharram Zaynalzadeh

References

1. "The Peddler 1987 'Dastforoush' Directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf". Letterboxd. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
2. "Mohsen Makhmalbaf – Dastforoush AKA The Peddler (1987)". Cinema of the World. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
3. "Mohsen Makhmalbaf Film Producer, Director, Screen Writer". Iran Chamber Society. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
4. "The Peddler". Makhmalbaf Film House. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
   - "CINEMA ii. Feature Films". Encyclopædia Iranica. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
5. Janet Maslin (26 March 1989). "Review/Film Festival; Iranian Director's Mournful Trilogy". The New York Times.

External links

• The Peddler at IMDb