Radiograph of a Family
MovieTitle | رادیوگرافی یک خانواده |
User score | 8.6 |
Release date | Nov 23, 2020 |
Genre | Documentary |
Director | Firouzeh Khosrovani |
Production country | Iran, Norway, Switzerland |
Production companies | Antipode Films, RainyPictures, Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion, Storyline Studios |
Run time | 82 min. |
"Mother married a photo of Father," says director Firouzeh Khosrovani in the opening of this deeply personal documentary. She's not speaking metaphorically though. Her mother Tayi literally married a portrait of Hossein in Teheran -he was in Switzerland studying radiology and was unable to travel back to his homeland for the wedding. The event illustrates the abyss that still exists in their marriage: Hossein is a secular progressive and Tayi a devout, traditional Muslim.