In the Name of the Father (2006 film)

In the Name of the Father (Persian: به نام پدر, romanized: Be Name Pedar) is a 2006 film by the Iranian director Ebrahim Hatamikia. Hatamikia also wrote the script for the film, which was lensed by Hassan Karimi. Parviz Parastui, Mahtab Nasirpour, Golshifteh Farahani starred in the principal roles.

In the Name of the Father
Directed by	Ebrahim Hatamikia
Written by	Ebrahim Hatamikia
Produced by	Mohammad pirhadi
Starring	Parviz Parastui Golshifteh Farahani Mahtab Nasirpour
Cinematography	Hassan Karimi
Edited by	Sohrab Khosravi
Music by	Mohammadreza Aligholi
Release date	20 January 2006 (2006-01-20)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	Iran
Language	Persian

The film won the Crystal Simorgh for best film at the Fajr Film Festival. Parastui and Nasirpour also won the best actor and best actress awards, respectively.

Plot

The film is about the relationship between a Basiji father and his young daughter, who were injured by land mines left over from the Iran–Iraq War.

Cast

• Parviz Parastui
• Golshifteh Farahani as Habibeh
• Mahtab Nasirpour as Raheleh
• Kambiz Dirbaz
• Mehrdad Ziai
• Afshin Hashemi
• Mirtaher Mazloumi
• Kazem HajirAzad
• Shabnam Moghaddami

External links

• In the Name of the Father at IMDb