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Snake Fang
Massoud Kimiae
Following the death of his mother, Reza takes her belongings and moves into an inn. There, he becomes close friend with his roommate Ahmad. When Reza’s belongings are stolen, the two friends pursue the matter and become acquainted with a man named Abdol who entrusts a girl, Fatemeh, to Reza and asks him to take her to a certain address. Reza, in turn, entrusts the girl to his sister, Zivar. In a fight, Abdol’s storehouse is set on fire and the main characters return home.
 

 
Screenplay/ Masoud Kimiai
Photography (colour)/ Iraj Sadeghpoor
ICast/ Faramarz Sadighi, Golchehre Sadjadiyeh, Ahmad Najafi, Fariba Kosari, Saeed Pirdoost
Production/ Cadre Film - Majid Modaresi
Year of Production/ 1990
Running Time/ 100’
 


Massoud Kimiae was born in Tehran in 1941. He is known as a director whose films present the life of rebels and troublemakers. He began his film career in 1965 as assistant of director Khachikian. He became known when in 1969 he directed his second film Qeysar. In the 70s he shot Baluch (1972) and The Soil (1973). His later works, Snake Fang (1990), The Sergeant (1991), Sultan (1997), The Cry (1999), The Protest (2000), describe the lives of emotionally wounded heroes with whom the viewer is expected to identify.

 


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