The Music Man (2007)
1h 47m
Running Time
April 1, 2007Release Date
Plot.
Ali is son of a well-off family who plays the santoor (an Iranian instrument) and has earned some reputation through his concerts and teaching music but is rejected by his family because of this profession, which they despise. He falls for one of his music students but after a short blissful period, life doesn't treat him as well as before and also his addiction agonizes him in his numbered days before redemption.
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Cast & Crew.
Bahram Radan
Ali Boloorchi
Nader Soleimani
Hamed Boloorchi
Golshifteh Farahani
Hanieh
Masoud Rayegan
Ali's father
Roya Teymourian
Ali's mother
Roya Taymourian
Ali's mother
Maede Tahmasbi
Hanieh's mother
Dariush Mehrjui
Director
Mohammad Solooki
Psychologist
Vahideh Mohammadifar
Writer
Mahyar Pourhesabi
Tamayol
Faramarz Farazmand
Producer
Sadreddin Hejazi
Addict
Mohsen Chavoshi
Composer
Hassan Pourshirazi
Addict
Ardalan Kamkar
Composer
Turaj Mansuri
Cinematographer
Siamak Khahani
Javan
Kianush Gerami
Party intruder
Javad Nazari
Guitarist
Mohammadreza Sharifinia
Production Design
Tina Pakravan
Production Manager
Mehdi Hosseinivand
Editor
Baharak Kashani
Production Design
Meysam Karimpour
Set Decoration
Bahador Keshani
Set Decoration
Muzhan Mohammad Taher
Set Decoration
Maryam Mozafari
Set Decoration
Morteza Sharif Panahi
Set Decoration
Ali Ashtianipoor
Production Manager
Ali Asghar Tabasi
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Santouri (known as The Music Man; Persian: سنتوری, also Romanized as Santoori) with the previous name of Ali Santouri is a 2007 Iranian musical drama film directed by Dariush Mehrjui dealing with the life of a santour player named Ali Bolourchi. The film's title, "Santouri" refers to one who can play the santour instrument. In Persian "playing the Santour" is also the euphemism for injecting heroin into one's veins; thrashing, for instance, one's arm for causing the main artery of the arm to swell, in preparation for the injection, is reminiscent of playing the santour.The film has only been screened once in Iran and it has had limited release screenings in North America as well as some showings at various film festivals.