“Cafe Setareh”

SYNOPSIS: Filmmaker Saman Moghadam details the struggles of three women living in an old neighborhood; one has a cafe, one is the landlady and the youngest one is engaged and waiting to get married. They somehow link together with their problems.
Fariba
She earns her and her family’s living by managing a small cafe in the district.
Her husband is jobless and is drowned in debauchery.
Saloomeh
The young and beautiful girl of the district dreams of marrying a boy called Ebi. She has a desire for more comfortable life,but Ebi a mechanic can not even pay for wedding costs or renting an apartment. Ebi is arrested and imprisoned in his try to make some dirty money.
Moluk
She is a midlife woman that has fallen in love with one of district’s young men.Khosro likes her too but not as his wife.Moluk that is much older than khosro tries to remain young by dedicating some time to music and sport.

Directors View:
Cafe Setareh was produced without any difficulty.Mostafa Shayesteh’s belief in the story and the sphere of the film was primary courage to complete this task.
Crew’s understanding the innocence of Cafe Setareh’s people was not so easy.Arranging actors and actresses and other colleagues in this work took time.In the very beginning when i found out that these people understand the sphere of the film.So the job proved easy.Sincerity of the film had somehow affected all the crew.

“…a classic women’s picture…”
Kevin Thomas, LOS ANGELES TIMES

“…finely nuanced…equally influenced by Quentin
Tarantino, Jean Renoir and William Saroyan…”

Iranian Film Society & Nima Pictures Presents a Hedayat Film Production “CAFE SETAREH a film by Saman Moghadam
Afsaneh Baygan, Pejman Bazeghi, Haniyeh Tavasoli, Roya Teimourian, Hamed Behdad, Masoud Raygan, and Nikoo Kheradmand
Director of Photography: Bahram Badakhshani Original Music: Amir Tavasoli Editing: Mohammad Reza Moini
Sound: Iraj Shahzadi, Amin Mirshekari, Parviz Abnar, Mansoureh Shahbazi
Producer: Mostafa Shayesteh Written and Directed by: Saman Moghadam