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  • Radiograph of a Family (2020)
  • 82 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Radiograph of a Family (2020)
82 min | Documentary, Biography, History
"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 ...See more"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. But this family history is also a sort of x-ray, laying bare the conflicts of Iranian society in the run-up to, and aftermath of the Iranian Revolution in 1979. Besides Khosrovani's commentary, we hear letters being read aloud and recollections of conversations between her parents. At the same time, we see photographs and videos from the family archive. These fragments of intimacy are interspersed with stylized shots of the filmmaker's parental home, its decor and furnishings subtly reflecting each new phase in her parents' marriage-and in Iranian society. Credit: IDFA 2020. See less
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Writer
Firouzeh Khosrovani (written by)
Composer
Peyman Yazdanian
Cinematographer
Mohammad Reza Jahanpanah
Production Designer
Iraj Raminfar
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Updated Nov 23, 2020
Release date
May 1, 2021 (United States)
Awards
12 wins & 7 nominations

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6 cast members
Name Known for
Farahnaz Sharifi
Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice)   See fewer
My Stolen Planet (2024)
Hossein Khosrovani
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Tayi
Self Self   See fewer
Radiograph of a Family (2020)
Firouzeh Khosrovani
Self (as Firuze) Self (as Firuze)   See fewer
Fest of Duty (2014)
Soheila Golestani
Mother, Tayi (voice) Mother, Tayi (voice)   See fewer
The Seed of the Sacred Fig (2024)
Christophe Rezai
Father, Hossein Khosrovani (voice) Father, Hossein Khosrovani (voice)   See fewer
Negar (2017)
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