Under the Skin of the City

Tuba works daily at a grueling textile factory in Iran, returning home every night to deal with the rest of her problematic family, which includes: a pregnant daughter whose husband beats her regularly; a teenage son, who's been getting into trouble due to his burgeoning career in radical politics; and an older son who goes to great lengths--such as attempting to sell the family's meager house--in order to get an engineering job in Japan as a means of getting out of Iran.

Director: Rakhshan Banietemad

Cast: Mohammad Reza Foroutan, Golab Adine, Baran Kosari, Ebrahim Sheibani, Mohsen Ghazi Moradi, Mehraveh Sharifinia, Homeira Riazi, Alireza Osivand

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