The Paternal House

Tickets will be available at the door the day of screening.

Nearly a century ago a young woman is killed by her own father, with the aid of her younger brother. How she has shamed the family is not made explicit, but the males all agree that to save their honour she must die. Her mother and sister do not know what to make of her disappearance. She is secretly buried in the cellar, a space where the women of the family weave carpets and do other domestic chores. But her loss, or perhaps her presence, continues to haunt the family, reverberating through the following generations. Although the film screened at Fajr and in Venice in 2012, only now has it received an official screening permit.

Best film, Best Director, Best Screenplay 8th Iranian Film Critics and Screenwriters Guild Celebration 2014
The Paternal House was shown in Venice Film Festival in 2012 but it was banned for two years and just got a permit for screening at Fajr Film Festival in 2014. Then, it was shown at Edinburgh Film Festival.