Selling a descent from stress into a state of devastation that can never be shed (only briefly reprised) is the formidable ...

What begins as a more intimate story of an Iranian family takes a devastatingly tragic turn in Woman and Child.

Saeed Roustaee’s 'Woman and Child' is a setback for the gifted Iranian director, who imagines a mother whose choices make ...

In Saeed Roustayi’s Woman and Child, a carefully crafted and endlessly gripping drama that follows a Tehran family’s slow disintegration, it’s the supposedly joyous occasion of a marriage proposal ...

The festival served up its richest edition in years, with multiple standouts among the twenty-two films in contention for the ...

The Israeli director won the top prize at Berlin in 2019 for “Synonyms” and made his Cannes competition debut with “Ahed’s ...

Roustaee and star Parinaz Izadyar were among those in attendance for the premiere. A 10 minute standing ovation for Iranian director Saeed Roustayee’s ‘Woman and Child’ starring Parinaz ...

It takes a moment to get oriented in the opening reels, which plunge us into the world of Mahnaz (Parinaz Izadyar), a widowed mother shuffling between nursing jobs and the care of her children ...

Most of us don't appreciate where our problems sit on a scale from ordinary to tragic. One day your frustrations relate to impressing the family of your intended husband, or to the local school's ...