Under the Skin of the City

7.0

92m

2005

Drama

Tuba works daily at a grueling textile factory in Iran, returning home every night to deal with the rest of her problematic family, which includes: a pregnant daughter whose husband beats her regularly; a teenage son, who's been getting into trouble due to his burgeoning career in radical politics; and an older son who goes to great lengths--such as attempting to sell the family's meager house--in order to get an engineering job in Japan as a means of getting out of Iran.

Starring

Mohammad Reza Foroutan, Golab Adine, Baran Kosari, Ebrahim Sheibani, Mohsen Ghazi Moradi, Mehrave Sharifinia, Homeira Riazi, Alireza Osivand, Ahmad Yavari Shad

Directed By

Rakhshan Banietemad