Nights of Zayandeh Rood
# Nights of Zayandeh Rood

Nights of Zayandeh Rood (Persian: شب های زاینده رود) is an Iranian film written and directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf. It was released, censored and banned in 1990-1991, it wasn't shown for 26 years until 2016 Venice Film Festival. It is named after the Zayande Rood river in Isfahan, Iran.

37 Minutes of the film was censored.

## Plot

The story is about the life of a sociology university lecturer and his daughter pre 1979 revolution, during the revolution and after it.

## Cast

* Manochehr Esmaeeli
* Mozhgan Naderi
* Parvaneh Gowharani
* Zeinab Rahdari
* Mehrdad Farid
* Mohsen Ghasemi
* Afsaneh Heidariyan
* Nahid Rashidi
* Maryam Naghib

## Soundtrack

Two of the songs used in the film are one song by Hossein Khajeh Amiri and one song by Alireza Eftekhari.

## Awards

* 9th Fajr Film Festival nominated for best screenplay and sound capture
