Credits

Written and Directed by:Asghar Farhadi
Producer: Iraj Taghipoor
Production Company: Neshane Ltd.
Director of photography: Hassan Karimi
Editor: Saeed Shahsavari
Music: Hamid Reza Sadri
Set-Designer: Asghar Farhadi
Sound Engineer: Hassan Zahedi
Sound Mix: Masood Behnam
Make-up: Mehrdad Mir-Kiani
Cast: Faramarz Gharibian, Yousef Khodaparast,
           Baran Kossari, Jalal Sarhad Seraj.

35mm, Color, 95 Minutes, 2003

Synopsis

Under pressure from His relatives, Nazar an Azarbaijani young man who lives in the immigrants district, divorces his wife Reyhane, and all he can do for his divorced wife is to arrange for payment of her marriage dowry on installments. Nazar encounters great difficulties in raising money for the monthly installments.

Biography of Director

Born in 1972, Asghar Farhadi is a graduate of Theatre from Tehran University (BA) and Tarbiat Modarres (MA).
In Isfahan branch of Iranian Young Cinema Society, Farhadi made some 8mm and 16mm films. Consequently, he wrote plays and screenplays for IRIB. He has also directed some TV series including A TALE OF A CITY and co-wrote the script of Ebrahim Hatamikia’s LOW HEIGHTS.
DANCING IN THE DUST is Farhadi’s first feature film.

Director’s View

I have done my best to depict a simple tale honestly: a tale of deserted, forgotten people.

Feature Films of Director

2003 - Dancing in the dust