The Suitors (1988)
106 min
Iranian businessman Haji returns to Manhattan with his new bride, Mariyam. Haji's friends plan a feast to celebrate the marriage in the traditional style, which includes a slaughtered lamb. Lamb's blood from the messy ritual dripping into the apartment below causes a suspicious neighbor to call the police. When Haji is killed in the ensuing police intervention, the widow Mariyam is wooed by Haji's friends. Sensing Mariyam's reluctance, Mohammed acts quickly to propose marriage with tragi-comedic consequences.
- Release date
- May 12, 1988
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Pouran Esrafily as Mariyam
- Ali Azizian as Ali
- Shahab Navab as Reza
- Assurbanipal Babila as Haji
- Manuchehr Harsini as Mohammed
- Bahman Soltani as Ghasem
- Mariyam Touzi as Mrs. Amin
- Leila Ebtehadj as Zari
- Bahman Maghsoudlou as Mr. Amin
- Sean O'Sullivan as Superintendent
Crew
- Ghasem Ebrahimian · Director
- Ghasem Ebrahimian · Writer
- Coleen Higgins · Producer
- Manfred Reiff · Cinematographer