Jafar Khan Is Back from the West
| Jafar Khan Is Back from the West Jafar Khan az farang bargashte | |
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| جعفرخان از فرنگ برگشته | |
| Directed by | Ali Hatami |
| Written by | Hassan Moghadam |
| Screenplay by | Mehrdad Fakhimi |
| Edited by | Abbas Ganjavi |
| Music by | Morteza Hannaneh |
Production companies | Arman Film and Payam Cinema Organization |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Iran |
| Language | Persian |
Jafar Khan Is Back from the West (Persian: جعفرخان از فرنگ برگشته) is a 1985 Iranian comedy-drama film, directed by Ali Hatami.[1] It is based on an original play written in the late Qajar period by Hassan Moghadam.[2] It is about the conflict between tradition and modernity, and Westernization and traditionalism.[2] Part of this film was recorded in the village of Kabutarabad, Isfahan.[2]
Plot
Jafar Khan has been living abroad in a western country and her personality has become emotionless, rootless, unimaginative and ignorant; while his family and those in Iran are acting mostly rooted, emotional and knowledgeable people.[2][3] Jafar is assigned by the government to build a new city in Jafarabad, Iran which has been renamed New Jaff. The local villagers are employed to help build Jafar's plans to create his ideal society. Jafar tells his father Hajji Akbar that he is marrying a western woman, which sends his father into a rage, and ending with his father having a stroke.[4][5] His father is rehabilitated, and he continues to build opposition to Jafar. After inciting the villagers to violence, Jafar leaves Iran for the west.[5]
Cast
- Ezzatolah Entezami, as Hajji Akbar
- Hossein Sarshar, as Jafar Khan
- Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz, as Khan Daei
- Reza Arham Sadr, as Dr. Khoshdel[6]
References
- ^ "جعفرخان از فرنگ برگشته ( ۱۳۶۶ )" [Jafar Khan returned from the West (1985)]. Soureh Cinema (in Persian). Archived from the original on 19 March 2013.
- ^ a b c d Kafashi, Azadeh (22 November 2022). "تماشای یک کار گروهی/ «جعفرخان از فرنگ برگشته»، داستان پر غصهی یک فیلم کمدی" [Watching a group work/ "Jafar Khan Returns from the Farang", the sad story of a comedy film]. Namava Magazine (in Persian). Archived from the original on 31 July 2021.
- ^ "جعفرخان از فرنگ برگشته ( 1366)" [Jafar Khan returned from the West (1985) plot summery]. Soureh Cinema (in Persian). Archived from the original on 21 March 2012.
- ^ Khanjani, Ramin S. (2014). Animating Eroded Landscapes: The Cinema of Ali Hatami. H&S Media. p. 219. ISBN 978-1-78083-382-8.
- ^ a b "جعفر خان از فرنگ برگشته". IranActor.com (in Persian). Archived from the original on October 22, 2008.
- ^ "رضا ارحام صدر کمدین سرشناس ایرانی درگذشت" [Reza Arham Sadr, famous Iranian comedian passes away]. Deutsche Welle (DW Farsi) (in Persian). 25 September 2008. Retrieved 2026-01-10.