The film features an international ensemble and marked a significant return for an Iranian screen legend:
Upon his release after three decades, Sahel travels to Turkey to find his family, watching them from afar as a "ghost" of his former self. Notable Cast and Production The film features an international ensemble and marked
The 2012 film (Original Turkish: Gergedan Mevsimi ; Persian: Fasl-e Kargadan ) is a poetic political drama directed by acclaimed Kurdish-Iranian filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi . The film tells the tragic story of Sahel, a Kurdish-Iranian poet released from an Iranian prison after 30 years only to find his life and family have been systematically erased. Core Narrative and Inspiration Core Narrative and Inspiration Sahel and his wife,
Sahel and his wife, Mina, are arrested shortly after the 1979 revolution due to Sahel's supposedly political poetry and a personal vendetta by Akbar Rezai, a former family driver turned high-ranking revolutionary. The film features an international ensemble and marked