Thief of Dolls
About Thief of Dolls
Leila and Bahram's mother plans to take a housing loan and buy a house so the children can get away from their landlord. An old woman who lives outside the city sends her son Ganjo, played by Akbar Abdi, to steal the money. The children try to raise the sum by selling their dolls. Ganjo steals the dolls as well, traps the children when they follow him home, and the dolls themselves come to get them out as the police arrive.
Cast & crew
More about Thief of Dolls
Mohammad-Reza Honarmand wrote and directed it. Nemat Haghighi photographed it, Mohammadreza Moeini edited, and Mohammad Reza Aligholi wrote the music. Persian sources date the production to 1368 and the release to 13 Ordibehesht 1369, which is 3 May 1990. Mehraveh Sharifinia plays Leila and Shervin Najafian plays Bahram. Azita Hajian plays the old woman.
Themes
Music
Mohammad Reza Aligholi wrote the score.
Notes
- The Persian title is دزد عروسکها.
- The landlord is named Khorkhor in the Persian plot summary.
- Hajian's old-woman makeup was singled out for a commendation.
- Ebrahim Abadi, Farhang Mehrparvar, and Manouchehr Azari are also in the cast.
Scenes
- Ganjo steals the money the mother has set aside for the house.
- The dolls turn up to pull the children out of Ganjo's house.