Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- wistful
- humanist
- gentle
- quiet evening
- classic cinema night
What sets it apart
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Hekmati's relationship with the underprivileged Atefeh is repeatedly obstructed by social commitments and material hardship.
Mr. Hekmati arrives as a well educated but modest teacher in a new city and workplace, making him socially observant yet constrained.
The film combines comic elements with workplace and social problems affecting ordinary people and their aspirations.
Its Persian-language setting, pre-revolutionary Iranian society, modest protagonists, and emphasis on social obstacles place it within Iranian realist drama.
Films like Downpour, and why
The Cow
humanist social drama blending understated romance, gentle comedy, and class tension in a changing society
A Separation
intimate Iranian drama centered on ordinary people, social pressures, and compassionate observation
The Story of Qiu Ju
warmly comic romantic drama about marginalized characters navigating restrictive social circumstances
Movie Details
- Director
- Bahram Beyzai
- Release Date
- 1972-05-17
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (17)
Cast
- Parviz Fanizadeh
- Mohammadali Keshavarz
- Jamshid Layegh
- Parvaneh Massoumi
- Esmat Safavi
- Hossein Kasbian
- Manouchehr Farid
- Rogheyeh Chehreh-Azad
- Abbas Dastranj
- Reza Bani Ahmad
Common questions
- What is Downpour about?
- A principled teacher and an overburdened young woman find fragile romantic hope amid class barriers and social obligations in pre-revolutionary Iran.
- What is Downpour like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Downpour as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Downpour violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Downpour.
- Which films are like Downpour?
- Films with a similar feel include The Cow, A Separation, and The Story of Qiu Ju.
- How long is Downpour?
- Downpour runs 130 minutes.
