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The Actor is a iranien film of genre Drama directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf with Akbar Abdi
The Actor (1993)
Honarpisheh
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Directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf
OriginIran
Genres Drama
Themes Films about television
Rating66%
Actor (Persian: هنرپیشه , Honarpisheh) is a 1993 Iranian film directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf. The film features Akbar Abdi as Akbar, Fatemeh Motamed-Aria as his wife, Simin, and Mahaya Petrosian as the gypsy girl. The film is a combination of fiction and reality since the leading character has the same name and occupation as the actor who portrays the role, while the details and events are fictional.
Synopsis
An Iranian actor named Akbar is trying to become a serious actor instead of the clown everyone considers him to be. However financial problems force him to abandon his dream of being an artistic actor. He also has to deal with his family problems and his wife's inability to become pregnant.Actors
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