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Maybe Some Other Time

1988 · 159 min

A slow, brooding psychological drama that blurs identity and memory, asking patience as it quietly tightens its grip.

Directed by
Bahram Beyzai
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Susan Taslimi, Siamak Atlasi, Dariush Farhang
Overview
Famed actress Susan Taslimi plays three roles here: Kian, who doubts her identity; Vida, the twin sister, a self-assured artist; and their mother, who gives up one child out of fear of poverty, then deprives the other of affection due to deep regrets regarding the child whom she has abandoned.

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Directed by
Bahram Beyzai
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Susan Taslimi, Siamak Atlasi, Dariush Farhang
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • family
  • guilt
  • parenthood
  • memory
Places
  • home
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity8
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
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Written by
Bahram Beyzai
Starring
Susan Taslimi, Siamak Atlasi, Dariush Farhang, Simin Ansari, Ghodrat Latifi, Jamshid Layegh, Hossein Mahjoub, Ali-Reza Modjallal
Music
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Cinematography
Asghar Rafijam
Runtime
159 min
Country
Iran
Languages
Persian

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