Screening of Son-Mother at 2019 AFI Fest - Nov 20
Join us at the 2019 AFI FEST for the U.S. premiere of SON-MOTHER (PESAR-MADAR) a film by Mahnaz Mohammadi.
November 20, 2019 | 3:45-5:45 pm
When Leila, a single working mother of two, is laid off from her factory job, she faces a choice: marry bus driver Kazem, a single father who is ardently pursuing her, or live with her children on the streets. The marriage proposal comes with a catch — due to Iranian custom, it is deemed improper for Leila’s twelve-year-old son Amir to share the house with a young step sister. Leila is convinced to marry Kazem and have her son temporarily boarded at a school for deaf children. At the school, Amir pretends to be deaf and unable to speak, awaiting his mother to retrieve him.
First-time feature director @mahnaz mohammadi brilliantly navigates this unsentimental critique of Iranian traditions and the impossible choices that they can impose.
– Ken Jacobson
Event Details
| Event Starts | 11/20/2019 – 3:45 pm |
| Event Ends | 11/20/2019 – 5:45 pm |
| Individual Price | $12.00 |
| Location | TCL Chinese Theatre |
