The Hidden Half (نيمه پنهان) 23 years old

An official is sent from his home in Tehran to hear the final appeal of a woman sentenced to death, a political prisoner. The official's wife of nearly 20 years, Fereshteh Samimi, writes him a letter to read when he reaches the hotel - the story of her student days during the revolution of 1978. We see the story in flashbacks as he reads: she leaves her province on scholarship, joins a Communist youth group, avoids arrest, and comes under the sway of a suave older man, Roozbeh Javid, a literary-magazine editor. As she tells her husband about the hidden half of her life, Fereshteh asks that he listen to the woman facing execution, a woman and therefore one of Iran's hidden half.

Credits

The Hidden Half Cast

Name Character
Niki Karimi She was 29, now 53 years old as Fereshteh
Afarin Obeisi
Atila Pesiani He was 43, now 67 years old as Husband
Soghra Obeisi
Mohammad Nikbin as Roozbeh Javid
Akbar Moazezi He was 58, now 81 years old as Mr. Rastegar

The Hidden Half Crew

Name Department
Tahmineh Milani as Director. She was 40 (now 64) years old Directing
Tahmineh Milani as Producer. She was 40 (now 64) years old Production
Tahmineh Milani as Writer. She was 40 (now 64) years old Writing
Mohammad Nikbin as Producer. Production
Amir Moini as Music. Sound
Mahmoud Kalari as Director of Photography. He was 50 (now 73) years old Camera
Bahram Dehghani as Editor. Editing
Iraj Raminfar as Production Design. Art
Mehri Shirazi as Makeup Artist. Costume & Make-Up
Parviz Abnar as Sound Designer. He was 43 (now 66) years old Sound
Massoud Behnam as Sound mixer. Sound
The Hidden Half poster
The Hidden Half (23 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, February 06, 2001
  • Runtime: 103 minutes