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Under the Skin of the City
Under the Skin of the City
6.8
/10
68 Ratings

UNDER THE SKIN OF THE CITY

Zir-e poost-e shahr

Directed by Rakhshan Bani-Etemad
Iran, 2001
Drama

Synopsis

Tuba works in a weaving factory, carries the burden of her husband and four children on her shoulder, and tries to give to her children a life she couldn’t have. Her eldest son is worried and searches for better work, but he ends up making the family’s situation worse.

Synopsis

Tuba works in a weaving factory, carries the burden of her husband and four children on her shoulder, and tries to give to her children a life she couldn’t have. Her eldest son is worried and searches for better work, but he ends up making the family’s situation worse.