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Gholam 15 rating

An Iranian exile in London, who is haunted by his past, gets involved in the conflicts of a total stranger and has to see it through until the end, in this mesmerising slow-burn thriller.

Drama 2016 95 mins

Director: Mitra Tabrizian

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Overview

Set in London in 2011, Gholam is the story of an enigmatic Iranian cab driver, who works at night and doesn’t like to talk about his past. He has two jobs, yet seems not to be interested in the money. He eats at his uncle’s café every day, yet is fully aware of being betrayed by him. He agrees to the arrangement his mother makes for his return home, yet has no intention of going back. We learn that he was once a war hero, and yet disappeared from the battlefield without a trace.

A man with no past, no future, no convictions, he still gets involved in the conflict of a total stranger and carries it through to the very end.

Director
Mitra Tabrizian
Featuring
Shahab HosseiniBehrouz BehnejadNasser Memarzia
Genres
Drama
Certificate
15very strong language, strong violence
Released
2016
Country
United Kingdom
Language
Persian with English subtitles