Det Means Girl

Det Means Girl (1994)

دت یعنی دختر

This award-winning drama from Iran stars Hossein Saki as Shuan, a young man who supports himself as a cook and a security guard. Shuan's father (Nabi Jalilian) arrives one day with his daughter Balut (Zeinab Barbandi) in tow. Balut is crippled by paralysis and in poor health, and Father hopes that with Shuan's help they can find medical treatment that will restore Balut to health. However, with their meager financial resources, Shuan and his father are unable to do much for Balut; when the scientific treatments at their disposal fail to do the job, they resort to magic, and eventually prayer and sacrifice, in hopes of saving Balut's life. Det Means Girl was screened in competition at the 1995 Venice Film Festival, where it won a special prize for "its acute view of life in Iran."

Date of release
1994-02-05
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (5)
Runtime
1h 26m
Director
Abolfazl Jalili

Interesting facts

Det Means Girl is a 1995 Iranian drama film written and directed by Abolfazl Jalili. It was entered into the main competition at the 52nd Venice International Film Festival.

Production

The cast of the film mainly consists of non-professional actors.

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