Woman and Child (Persian: زن و بچه, romanized: Zan O Bache) is a 2025 Iranian drama film written and directed by Saeed Roustayi, starring Parinaz Izadyar, Payman Maadi, Hasan Pourshirazi, Fereshteh Sadre Orafaee and Sahar Goldoost. [1…
23/05/2025 - Cannes 2025: Saeed Roustaee weaves a highly sophisticated narrative and visual constellation around a grieving woman who decides to stop compromising
Zan va bache: Directed by Saeed Roustayi. With Parinaz Izadyar, Payman Maadi, Soha Niasti, Sinan Mohebi. Single mother Mahnaz balances nursing work with raising her children. As she plans her wedding to Hamid, her son's school expulsion…
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In Saeed Roustaee’s ‘Woman and Child’, a young widow loses control when her son dies, in a well-made, well-acted and unrestrained Iranian melodrama gauged primarily to local audience tastes.
Mahnaz, a 40-year-old widowed nurse, struggles with her rebellious son, Aliyar, who has been suspended from school. Family tensions reach a peak during the betrothal ceremony with her new boyfriend Hamid, and a tragic accident occurs.