Melancholy (Persian: مالیخولیا ) is a 2016 Iranian drama film directed, produced and co-written by Morteza Atashzamzam. The other writers are Majid Shakrin and Hossein Mortezaeian Abkenar. The film stars Leila Otadi, Mohammad Reza Hedayati and Laleh Eskandari. According to the director, Melancholy is not about what is real or not, but it is about the threshold between what is real and what is illusion, which varies according to the character's point of view.[1]

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Melancholy
Directed byMorteza Atashzamzam
Written byMorteza Atashzamzam, Majid Shakrin, Hossein Mortezaeian Abkenar
Produced byMorteza Atashzamzam
StarringLeila Otadi
Mohammad-Reza Hedayati
CinematographyTouraj Aslani
Edited byKavoos Aghaei
Music byBabak Mirzakhani
Running time
73 minutes
CountryIran
LanguagePersian
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Plot

After a long time, and medical problems, Mina finally becomes pregnant. However, she feels ignored by Hesam, her husband. Indeed, he is more concerned about the personal and family problems of his colleague Shirin, who has recently divorced from her husband.[2]

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