Radiograph of a Family

• Movies
• 2020-11-23
• FA
• Released
• 1h 22m
• NO
• Documentary

• 8.6
• 7

Production

Antipode Films, RainyPictures, Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion, Storyline Studios

Storyline

"Mother married a photo of Father," says director Firouzeh Khosrovani in the opening of this deeply personal documentary. She's not speaking metaphorically though. Her mother Tayi literally married a portrait of Hossein in Teheran -he was in Switzerland studying radiology and was unable to travel back to his homeland for the wedding. The event illustrates the abyss that still exists in their marriage: Hossein is a secular progressive and Tayi a devout, traditional Muslim.