Mother
1990, Persian. Directed by Ali Hatami.
The film progresses along two distinct but interwoven series of events. The first series involves young members of a family who have gathered round their old mother and revive their common childhood memories. the second line focuses on the old woman's preparations for her last journey and her joyous cooperation in arranging for the ceremonies that are to be observed after her death.
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Persian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Ali HatamiDirector
- Rogheyeh Chehreh-AzadMother
- Mohammadali KeshavarzMohammad Ebrahim
- Farimah FarjamiMah Monir / The young mother
- Amin TarokhJalaeddin / The young father
- Akbar AbdiGholamreza
- Hamid JebeliMehdi
- Jamshid HashempourJamal
- Hamide KheyrabadiTooba
- Hossein KasbianBagher
- Mahbubeh BayatMahin
- Akram MohammadiMah Tal'at
- Mahmood LotfiCast
Details
- Released
- 31 December 1990
- Original title
- مادر
- Country
- Iran
- Written by
- Ali Hatami
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How long is Mother?
Mother runs 108 minutes (1h 48m).
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Mother isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 31 December 1990. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like Mother?
If you liked Mother, try Bastard Out of Carolina, Hounddog, Goodbye June.
Who directed Mother?
Mother (1990) was directed by Ali Hatami and stars Rogheyeh Chehreh-Azad, Mohammadali Keshavarz, Farimah Farjami.