The Cycle (1978)
1h 41m
Running Time
September 14, 1978Release Date
Plot.
Ali and his father go from their poor neighborhood in the outskirts of the city to a hospital so that Ali's father can be treated for his sickness. However since they have no money, Ali starts to work for Dr. Sameri who deals in blood.
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Cast & Crew.
Saeed Kangarani
Ali
Ali Nasirian
Esmail
Ezzatollah Entezami
Dr. Sameri
Forouzan
Zahra
Esmail Mohammadi
Ali's Father
Bahman Forsi
Doctor Davoudzadeh
Dariush Mehrjui
Director
Gholam-Hossein Sa'edi
Writer
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Wiki.
The Cycle (Persian: دایرهٔ مینا, Dayereh-ye Mina, also Romanized as Dāyere-ye Minā) is a 1975 Iranian drama film directed and written by Dariush Mehrjui. It is about a young man who is trying to get money to pay for his ailing father's medical treatments and gets sucked into life on the margins of society, exploiting other poor and marginalized people for their blood. The film stars Saeed Kangarani, Ezzatollah Entezami, Ali Nassirian and Forouzan.
After years of being banned, the film was released in Iran on April 12, 1978. It was Iran's submission for Best Foreign Language Film at the 50th Academy Awards, the first year that Iran participated in the award.