Movies by Gholam-Reza Sarkoob

Trees Die Standing

Trees Die Standing

An elderly millionaire woman spends her last days longing to see her grandson and his fiancée. Her acquaintances attempt to fulfill her wish, but news arrives that her grandson has died in a plane crash. Knowing that she has never seen her grandson since he was a child, the elderly woman chooses a young mechanic as her heir and introduces a young woman as his fiancée. The elderly woman experiences some improvement in her condition, but during a real accident, she becomes aware of the truth. Meanwhile, her grandson arrives and reveals that he...

Baba Shamal

Baba Shamal

Baba Shamal and Looti Heydar, two community leaders of adjacent neighbourhoods make a pact of fraternity. Baba Shamal's high attitude of Heydar however dramatically changes when he is told that Heydar has been enamoured with Shokat, the girl Baba Shamal has just wed,...

The Dagger

The Dagger

Banafsheh, a young prostitute who has fled with a man to the seaside in hope of starting a new life has to return to her profession as she learns about the betrayal of her lover. Penniless and emotionally broken, she also has to bear with the taunts of the other girls and the threats of the roughneck patron of the house, Mammad who unfailingly refer to his dagger to consolidate his supremacy. In fact it was Mammad who ordered the man to rob Banafsheh of her money and abandon her. Banafsheh apparently has not learnt her lesson, as she trusts ...

The Owner of Hell

The Owner of Hell

A young woman is in love with a young man who has been raised in her family. Her uncle, driven by a desire for her wealth, intends to marry her off to his son. To achieve this, he creates problems for the young man. However, when his plans don’t work out, he orders his son’s murder. But through a twist of fate, he discovers that the young man is actually his long-lost son and rushes to save him from death. In the final moments of his life, he asks the young man to support his wayward brother.