KHESHT VA AYENEH (THE BRICK AND THE MIRROR)

SYNOPSIS: A taxi driver named Hashem discovers an abandoned baby in his cab and must navigate conflicting desires with his girlfriend Taji — he wants to abandon the child while she insists on keeping him. Considered a founding work of the Iranian New Wave.

DIRECTOR: Ebrahim Golestan | LANGUAGE: Persian

YEAR: 1965 | RUNNING TIME: 130 minutes | BLACK & WHITE

COUNTRY: Iran | GENRE: Drama