Desiderium (1978)
Sooteh-Delan
111 min
Desiderium lyrically charts the hapless loves of a three brother: Majid, they young handicapped brother with a deformed head falls in love with Aghdas, a prostitute hired by his eldest brother Habib to entertain him, not knowing the truth about her profession. Karim, the middle brother is so infatuated with a quail that he almost completely ignores his wife and her emotions. Habib himself is in love with Foroogh, a tailor lady who lives with them, while his sense of responsibility about Majid keeps him from requiting her affections.
- Release date
- November 24, 1977
- Country of origin
- Iran
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Cast
- Behrouz Vossoughi as Majid Dokaleh
- Jamshid Mashayekhi as Habib Agha Zoroof-chi
- Fakhri Khorvash as Forough Zaman
- Shohreh Aghdashloo as Aghdas
- Akbar Meshkini as Pharmacist
- Rogheyeh Chehreh-Azad as Majid's Mother
- Saeid Nickpour as Karim
- Jahangir Forouhar as Doctor
- Minoo Abrishami as The Tout
- Atash Khayyer as Zinat al Sadat
- Saeed Amirsoleimani
- Esfandiar Mavandadi
- Abdollah Yaghuti
- Mahmoud Basiri
- Akbar Meshkin as Pharmacist
Crew
- Ali Hatami · Director
- Ali Hatami · Writer
- Ali Abassi · Producer
- Houshang Baharlou · Cinematographer
- Musa Afshar · Editor
- Ali Hatami · Production designer