The Willow Tree (2005 film)

(Redirected from Beed-e Majnoon) For the 1920 film, see The Willow Tree (1920 film). 2005 Iranian film

The Willow Tree
Film poster
Directed by	Majid Majidi
Written by	Majid Majidi Fouad Nahas Nasser Hashemzadeh
Produced by	Majid Majidi
Starring	Parviz Parastui Roya Taymourian Afarin Obeisi Mohamad Reza Amir Naji
Cinematography	Mahmoud Kalari Bahram Badakshani Mohammad Davudi
Edited by	Hassan Hassandoost
Music by	Ahmad Pejman
Release date	11 August 2005 (2005-08-11)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Iran
Language	Persian

The Willow Tree (Persian: بید مجنون, translit. Bid-e Majnoon) is a 2005 Iranian film directed by Majid Majidi. It tells the story of Youssef, a man blinded in a fireworks accident, when eight years old. After an operation he regains his vision, changing his life in unexpected ways. It was filmed from 10 February 2004 – 10 August 2004 in both Tehran and Paris.

It was released in the United States on August 3, 2007.

Cast

Parviz Parastui - Youssef
Roya Taymourian - Roya
Afarin Obeisi - Mother
Mohammad Amir Naji - Morteza
Melika Eslafi - Mariam
Leila Otadi - Pari
Mahmoud Behraznia - Mahmood
Ebrahim Otadi - Mehdi

References

^ "The Willow Tree (2005)". IMDb. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
Holden, Stephen (3 August 2007). "Blind Man's Dark Paradise, Laid to Waste by the Gift of Sight". The New York Times.
"Review: The Willow Tree". Slant Magazine. 24 July 2007.
"The Willow Tree (Beed-e Majnoon)".

External links

v t e Films directed by Majid Majidi
Baduk (1992) The Father (1996) Children of Heaven (1997) The Color of Paradise (1999) Baran (2001) Barefoot to Herat (2002) The Willow Tree (2005) The Song of Sparrows (2008) Muhammad: The Messenger of God (2015) Beyond the Clouds (2017) Sun Children (2020)

v t e Crystal Simorgh for Audience Choice of Best Film
The Glass Agency (1998) The Color of Paradise (1999) The Bride of Fire / Born Under Libra (2000) Killing Mad Dogs (2001) Low Heights (2002) The Wind Carpet (2003) The Lizard (2004) The Willow Tree (2005) Fireworks Wednesday (2006) Deportees / Santouri (2007) There's Always A Woman in Between (2008) Penniless / About Elly (2009) In Amethyst Color (2010) A Separation (2011) The Snow on the Pines (2012) The Painting Pool / Hush! Girls Don't Scream (2013) Track 143 / Special Line (2014) Crazy Rook (2015) Life and A Day (2016) Midday Adventures (2017) Sheeple (2018) Just 6.5 (2019) Butterfly Stroke (2020) Piebald (2021) No award given (2022) No award given (2023) No award given (2024)

Crystal Simorgh for Audience Choice of Best Film

The Glass Agency (1998)
The Color of Paradise (1999)
The Bride of Fire / Born Under Libra (2000)
Killing Mad Dogs (2001)
Low Heights (2002)
The Wind Carpet (2003)
The Lizard (2004)
The Willow Tree (2005)
Fireworks Wednesday (2006)
Deportees / Santouri (2007)
There's Always A Woman in Between (2008)
Penniless / About Elly (2009)
In Amethyst Color (2010)
A Separation (2011)
The Snow on the Pines (2012)
The Painting Pool / Hush! Girls Don't Scream (2013)
Track 143 / Special Line (2014)
Crazy Rook (2015)
Life and A Day (2016)
Midday Adventures (2017)
Sheeple (2018)
Just 6.5 (2019)
Butterfly Stroke (2020)
Piebald (2021)
No award given (2022)
No award given (2023)
No award given (2024)

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