Canaan
2008, Persian. Directed by Mani Haghighi.
Mina has decided to leave her older husband Morteza after ten years of marriage. Next Monday will be her divorce date, which means her first step towards her goal; immigration. However, the arrival of her older sister, Azar, together with the illness of her mother in law is causing her trouble. To her surprise, meanwhile, she finds out she is pregnant.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Persian
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- Released
- 1 October 2008
- Original title
- کنعان
- Country
- Iran
- Written by
- Mani Haghighi
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Canaan runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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Canaan isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 October 2008. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Canaan?
Canaan (2008) was directed by Mani Haghighi and stars Mohammad Reza Foroutan, Taraneh Alidoosti, Afsaneh Bayegan.