Film

Desiderium

1977 · 2h · Romance · Drama

Desiderium lyrically charts the hapless loves of a three brother: Majid, they young handicapped brother with a deformed head falls in love with Aghdas, a prostitute hired by his eldest brother Habib to entertain him, not knowing the truth about her profession. Karim, the middle brother is so infatuated with a quail that he almost completely ignores his wife and her emotions. Habib himself is in love with Foroogh, a tailor lady who lives with them, while his sense of responsibility about Majid keeps him from requiting her affections.

Behrouz Vossoughi

Majid Dokaleh

Jamshid Mashayekhi

Habib Agha Zoroof-chi

Fakhri Khorvash

Forough Zaman

Shohreh Aghdashloo

Aghdas

Akbar Meshkin

Pharmacist

Rogheyeh Chehreh-Azad

Majid's Mother

Saeed Nikpour

Karim

Jahangir Forouhar

Doctor

Minoo Abrishami

The Tout

Atash Khayyer

Zinat al Sadat

Saeed Amirsoleimani

Esfandiar Mavandadi

Abdollah Yaghuti

Mahmoud Basiri

• Ali HatamiWriter · Director
• Ali AbbasiProducer
• Houshang BaharlouDirector of Photography
• Musa AfsharEditor

Release date

November 24, 1977

Status

Released

Original language

Persian

Runtime

2h

Genres

Romance, Drama