Shab-neshini dar jahannam

Jan 4 1956 N/A 2h 0m
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Haji Jabbar is a wealthy man, who is chided constantly by his family for avarice. Haji intends to marry off his daughter, Parvin, to a wealthy old man. He has no regard for the love existing between Parvin and her cousin. He does not care for his son, Hamid, who, due to negligence, is on the verge of a breakdown. In an elaborate fantasy sequence which makes up the last third of the film, Haji finds himself in hell, witness to all sorts of macabre and elaborate tortures and horrors. The film is noted for its elaborate set pieces which recall Méliès. There is even a sequence involving Hitler in hell!

Plot

Hajji Jabbar is a miser, greedy and disliked businessman. He tries to make more money by any means even by forcing her daughter to marry a rich old man rather than let her marry her cousin Hamid that she loves. Jabbar suddenly becomes sick and sees grim reaper who takes him to see hell in a long sequence. When Hajji Jabbar awakes he changes and tries to redeem himself.

Written by

Hossein Madani, Mehdi Missaghieh

Directed by

Samuel Khachikian, Mushegh Sarvari

Cast

Reza Arham Sadr, Rufia, Ezzatollah Vosoogh

Crew

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Production Countries

Iran

Languages

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
136
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA