“SARA”

SYNOPSIS: Sara is the perfect young housewife, eager to serve. When husband Hessam requires an expensive emergency operation abroad, it is she who get the funds. For the next three years, it is Sara, labouring secretly to pay the shady loan and save Hessam’s manly pride. Until the truth is revealed and with it, the reality of her marriage.

Director: Dariush Mehrjui

The film is based on Henrik Ibsen’s play A Doll’s House, with Sara in the role of Nora, Hessam in the role of Torvald, Sima in the role of Ms Linde and Goshtasb in the role of Nils Krogstad.
The movie won the Audience Award at the Nantes Three Continents Festival, and tied for the Golden Seashell at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, where Niki Karimi won Best Actress award (Silver Seashell) for the title role and Yassamin Maleknasr Best Supporting Actress in Fajer Film Festival.

Nima Pictures & Iranian Film Society Presents “S A R A” a film by Dariush Mehrjui
Niki Karimi , Yasman Malek-Nasr , Khosro Shakibal, Amin Torokh

Screenplay: Dariush Mehrjui based on a play by Henrik Ibsen Director of Photography: Mahmoud Kalari Editing: Hassan Hassan-Doost Art Director: Farlar Javaherian Producer: Hashem Seifi & Dariush Mehrjui Directed by: Dariush Mehrjui