The Actor

Saturday, February 1, 2025

Special Events

  • Sat Feb 1 : 

    Q&A with Fatemah Motamed-Aria after the 9:45 p.m. show

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Restored Version!

Followed by a Q&A with actress Fatemah Motamed-Aria

Popular film actor Akbar Abdi has always wanted to act only in serious art films, but a number of

financial problems force him to appear in commercial productions.

Screening as part of Iranian Film Festival New York 2025

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  • Country Iran
  • Language Persian with English subtitles
  • Year 1993
  • Running Time 88 minutes
  • Format DCP
  • Director Mohsen Makhmalbaf
  • Cast Akbar Abdi, Azita Hajian, Hamideh Kheirabadi, Fatemah Motamed-Aria, Hossein Panahi
  • Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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