The Blue-Veiled

Monday, February 3, 2025

Special Events

  • Mon Feb 3 : 

    Q&A with actress Fatemah Motamed-Aria after the 7:00 p.m. show

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SHOWTIMES AT IFC CENTER

Restored Version!

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

An elderly owner of a tomato farm and sauce factory, after his wife’s death, falls in love with one of the workers of

the factory endangering his relationship with his daughters and in-laws. While everybody in the big family

persuades the old man to abandon the relationship with the poor girl, the old man makes his final choice of love..

Locarno Int’l Film Festival 1995; Winner, Bronze Leopard

Thessaloniki Film Festival 1995; Winner, FIPRESCI Prize (New Horizons Section)

Screening as part of Iranian Film Festival New York 2025

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  • Country Iran
  • Language Persian with English subtitles
  • Year 1995
  • Running Time 85 minutes
  • Format DCP
  • Director Rakhshan Banietemad
  • Cast Ezzatolah Entezami, Fatemah Motamed-Aria, Golab Adineh, Afsar Asadi, Jamshid Esmailkhani
  • Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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