Synopsis
The story of a ten years old Iranian schoolboy living with his mother and his father in Northern coasts of Iran. The boy helps his father in selling the latter's illegal fishing and helps his mother in shopping for her and bringing home water from a well. The three characters live together in only one room. Their life is austere. The boy eats only bread and milk every day... One day the boy's mother dies.
A Simple Event (1973) is a 1h 20min drama feature film by Sohrab Shahid Saless. The story of a ten years old Iranian schoolboy living with his mother and his father in Northern coasts of Iran.
Facts
Original language
Persian
Stills
Festival History
- Melbourne International Film Festival 2024 generic
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 1975 generic
- Berlin International Film Festival 1974 generic
- Locarno International Film Festival 1974 generic
