A Few Days of Respite (Quelques jours de répit) 13 years old

Mohsen teaches French at the University of Tehran, and Hassan is a photographer. Mohsen and Hassan are also lovers, and in Iran they live in fear, as homosexuality is punishable by death. Tired of denying their love, Mohsen and Hassan flee Iran to head to Paris, where they'll be illegal aliens but can at least live openly as a couple. To avoid arousing suspicion until they arrive in Paris, Mohsen and Hassan keep their distance while traveling, and during a train stop, Mohsen helps a sixty-ish women, Yolande, with her luggage. The two strike up a conversation and she clearly enjoys his company; over dinner, she offers to help him find work in town and let him stay at her apartment. It's clear to Yolande that Mohsen is an illegal immigrant, but she doesn't realize that he's gay, and he finds himself wondering if he should stay with Hassan or live with Yolande, where he would not have love but would enjoy safety, security and could easily become a French citizen through marriage.

Credits

A Few Days of Respite Cast

Name	Character
Marina Vlady She was 72, now 86 years old
Samir Guesmi He was 43, now 57 years old
Amor Hakkar He was 53, now 66 years old

A Few Days of Respite Crew

Name	Department
Amor Hakkar as Director. He was 53 (now 66) years old	Directing