Sirus Alvand
Director
Cardboard Hotel (1997)
Bahram Adib, once a celebrated volleyball champion, returns to Iran after many years abroad to see his only son, Saeed. His former wife, Homa, now works as a rehabilitation-specialist at the Red Crescent orthopedic center. On meeting Homa and discovering that Saeed has run away from home following illness and emotional distress, Bahram and Homa embark on a city-wide search for their son. Along this journey, Bahram comes to reassess his life, the meaning of family, love, and homeland.
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Runtime: 102 min.
Released: Aug. 26, 1997
Status: Released
Certification: NR