The Mare
1986, Persian. Directed by Ali Zhekan.
Noted Iranian actress Susan Taslimi plays an impoverished single mother who agees to marry off her 13-year-old daughter to a middle-aged man in return for a mare, which will help her earn an income and provide for her younger children. Director Ali Zhekan paints a stark picture of poverty and patriarchy in rural Iran (the mother stores her rice in a container hidden in a tree; her brother, who brokered the wedding, mercilessly beats the recalcitrant child), but this 1986 film is distinguished mostly by Taslimi's increasingly fiery performance as the mother decides to defend her daughter's freedom.
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Persian
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- Released
- 1 January 1986
- Original title
- مادیان
- Country
- Iran
- Written by
- Ali Zhekan
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The Mare runs 108 minutes (1h 48m).
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The Mare isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1986. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Mare?
The Mare (1986) was directed by Ali Zhekan and stars Susan Taslimi, Hossein Mahjoub, Firouz Behjat-Mohamadi.