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The Dagger

  • 1972
  • TMDB 5.0/10
  • 1h 45m

Abbas, known as "Abbas Chakhan," is a driver’s apprentice who is alone and has a stutter, constantly weaving tall tales. One night, he accidentally meets Banafsheh, who has ended up in a notorious neighborhood in search of her dreams, yet she is still determined to free herself from that place and have a home of her own. Abbas promises Banafsheh that he will help her. After she learns that Abbas has been imprisoned due to a small debt, she borrows money from a loan shark named Mohammad, known as "Mohammad the Dagger," to free Abbas.

Overview

Abbas, known as "Abbas Chakhan," is a driver’s apprentice who is alone and has a stutter, constantly weaving tall tales. One night, he accidentally meets Banafsheh, who has ended up in a notorious neighborhood in search of her dreams, yet she is still determined to free herself from that place and have a home of her own. Abbas promises Banafsheh that he will help her. After she learns that Abbas has been imprisoned due to a small debt, she borrows money from a loan shark named Mohammad, known as "Mohammad the Dagger," to free Abbas.

Cast

  • Behrouz VossoughiAbbas Haj-Ebram
  • ForouzanBanafsheh
  • Hosein GilMohammad "Mammad" Deshneh (The Dagger)
  • Ebrahim NaderiAhmad Beidagh
  • Jalal PishvaianGholam Zanjir
  • YadiGhasem
  • Hassan RezaiMammad Alaki
  • Reza HajianReza

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