The Willow Tree (2005 film)
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 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 |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Iran |
| Language | Persian |
| Box office | $25,525[1] |
The Willow Tree (Persian: بید مجنون, translit. Bid-e Majnoon) is a 2005 Iranian film directed by Majid Majidi.[2] 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.[3][4][5]
It was released in the United States on August 3, 2007.[2]
Cast
- Parviz Parastui as Youssef
- Roya Taymourian as Roya
- Afarin Obeisi as Mother
- Mohammad Amir Naji as Morteza
- Melika Eslafi as Mariam
- Leila Otadi as Pari
- Mahmoud Behraznia as Mahmood
- Ebrahim Otadi as Mehdi
Reception
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 87% based on 15 reviews.[6] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 74 out of 100, based on four critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[7]
References
- ^ "Beed-e majnoon (2007)". The Numbers. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
- ^ a b "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. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
- ^ "Review: The Willow Tree". Slant Magazine. 24 July 2007.
- ^ "The Willow Tree (Beed-e Majnoon)".
- ^ "The Willow Tree (2005)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
- ^ "The Willow Tree". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 10 November 2025.