21 min. / Narrative
2001 / Iran
- English subtitles -

A villager deposits his grown son who has Down syndrome into a state asylum to unburden himself from his care. But his decision does nothing to lift the plight of this poor and homeless day laborer in Tehran.

Mohammad Shirvani – filmmaker

Mohammad was born in Tehran in 1973 in to a middle-class and religious family who did not approve of the cinema. In his childhood, he took to painting and drama; it is beyond doubt that his numerous appearances on theatrical stages changed the fate of the shy and reserved teenager into an outgoing and active public figure.

His father, an army man, enrolled him in the military academy to avoid the compulsory draft during the war, but the enrollment meant that Mohammad had to work for the Army for a period of 10 years. He ran away from the military school and after 7 years of compulsory work for the army, he made his first short film. Since that time he has been pursuing a professional career as a filmmaker and producer.

In the year 2003, he and his brother Ali Shirvani, founded the Shirvani Bros. Pictures and started making films on their own.

His filmography since 1998 includes six short films, one experimental feature film, one long documentary, and one Pop Art video. He has participated in over 70 international film festivals and has received 26 National and 6 International awards.