Titre anglais : Son of Mary Titre original : Pesar-e Mariam
Titres alternatifs : Son of Maryam / Pesar-e Maryam‎ / Two Faiths One Father
Film de famille – L’Iran Année de production : 1998 Durée du film : 75 minutes
Réalisateur : Hamid Jebeli Livre : Hamid Jebeli Caméra : Aziz Sa’ati Musique : Piruz Arjmand
Description du film :
»The Son of Maryam« is the story about Rahman, a milk delivery boy in a small village in Iran and the village’s mosque crier. Rahman, Muslim, befriends a priest who lives in a church on the outskirts of town. When the priest is seriously injured in an accident, Rahman cares for him and goes into the city to find the priest’s brother. While in the city he observes a Christian service for the first time and learns of the similarities between Christianity and Islam. Upon his return to the village, Rahman discovers that the priest has died and the the village mourners begin their pilgrimage for the Ashura celebrations.
Rahman, a milk delivery boy in a small village in Iran, and the village’s mosque crier, befriends a priest who lives in a church on the outskirts of town. When the priest is seriously injured in an accident, Rahman cares for him and goes into the city to find the priest’s brother. While in the city he observes a Christian service for the first time and learns of the similarities between Christianity and Islam. Upon returning village mourners begin their pilgrimage for the Ashura celebrations and Rahman discovers that things have changed.