Jadehay sard (Translation: Frosty Roads) is a 1985 Iranian film by Massood Jafari Jozani. The film is based on the story "If Daddy Dies" by Reza Sarshar. In 1987 it became one of the first Iranian films to receive international attention when it premiered at the 37th Berlin International Film Festival.

Cast

Ali Nassirian as Moosavi

Hamid Jebeli as Rahman

Majid Nasiri as Esmeil

Esmail Mohammadi as Darvish Gorgali

Farzaneh Neshat Akhavan as Moosavi's Wife

Plot

Moosavi, a country schoolteacher, must undertake an arduous journey to fetch medicine for his village's sick. Accompanied by his student and a villager, he travels through a blizzard and is pursued by a pack of hungry wolves.

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Awards

1986 Golden Plate Award for Best Feature Film at the Fajr International Film Festival

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References

External links

Iranian drama films

1985 films

Films shot in Iran

Films set in Iran

1980s Persian-language films

Masoud Jafari Jozani

1985 drama films

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