Gilaneh
2005, Persian. Directed by Rakhshan Banietemad & Mohsen Abdolvahab.
A mother's courage, hardship, and love, in times of war. In 1988, during the Iran-Iraq war, Gilane escorts her pregnant daughter, Maygol, from the relative calm of their village, Espili, into war-torn Tehran to search for Maygol's husband, Rahman. The journey is arduous and what they find when they reach the capital is dismaying and frightening. Fifteen years later, as another war begins in Iraq, Gillane is at home caring for her son Ismael, who suffers from epilepsy, a byproduct of war. As she cares for him, she hopes for a visit from the doctor and from another daughter, Atefah. "Better be a dog than a mother," she says.
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Persian
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- Released
- 1 February 2005
- Original title
- گیلانه
- Country
- Iran
- Written by
- Mohsen Abdolvahab, Rakhshan Banietemad, Farid Mostafavi
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Gilaneh runs 84 minutes (1h 24m).
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Gilaneh isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 February 2005. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Gilaneh?
Gilaneh (2005) was directed by Rakhshan Banietemad and Mohsen Abdolvahab and stars Madjid Bahrami, Shahrokh Foroutanian, Baran Kosari.