Poverty
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Poverty

6.0 / 10 2009 1h 30mNR Persian
DramaFamilyComedy

Storyline

A haughty acclaimed newly married fashion designer named Iraj is shown the door by his boss after the boss's son arrives at Iran to take over his father's company. Iraj reluctant to promulgate the loss of his job, starts using his savings, trying to conceal the truth from his naive wife. Having squandered all the money he had on trivial matters, he tells his wife about being axed & that's when the tables turn on him.

Cast & Crew

Bahram Radan

Bahram Radan

Iraj

Lead
Leila Hatami

Leila Hatami

Babak Hamidian

Babak Hamidian

Amir Jafari

Amir Jafari

Siamak Ansari

Siamak Ansari

Habib Rezaei

Habib Rezaei

Hassan Ramezani

Hassan Ramezani

Cousin of Iraj

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Hamid Nematollah's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Poverty is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker