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A Film by
Mir Mohammad Najafi

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FEB | 2025 | 73 min
Documentary

A profound journey into love, sacrifice, and resilience.

Plot

Fariba, a devoted housewife in her sixties, spends her days caring for her elderly parents. Her mother struggles with Alzheimer’s, and her father’s frail health demands constant attention. Despite having her own home and life, Fariba dedicates herself to their needs, sharing the burden with her brother, who takes over in the evenings.
Caught between the moral duty to care for her parents and the quiet yearning for her own freedom, Fariba’s story delves into the timeless conflict between love and self-preservation. Is her sacrifice a reflection of unconditional love and responsibility, or does it come at the expense of her own identity and dreams? Heritage asks a profound question: How do we reconcile the needs of those we love with the pursuit of a life true to ourselves?

Mojtaba sits beside his elderly and ill father on the bed, both seen from behind.
Fariba and her husband prepare their grandchild's room with balloons, excited about their arrival from Canada.
Fariba sits on the couch, exhausted and emotional, as she shares her struggles of caregiving with her husband.
Fariba's parents sit together during a birthday celebration, but her mother, suffering from Alzheimer's, does not recognize her husband.
Fariba shares her struggles and challenges with her daughter, who has returned from Canada.
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Fariba, her husband, and her brother Mojtaba pose with their parents during a birthday celebration.
Fariba's mother and father eat breakfast alone in separate rooms.
Fariba's mother looks puzzled as she wonders why her husband, whom she no longer recognizes due to Alzheimer's, does not return to his own home.
Fariba sits at the dining table, overwhelmed and lost in thought.
Fariba stands by her hospitalized mother, holding a medical container.
Fariba, her husband, and her brother stand and sit beside their mother’s bed, deeply saddened as she has lost her memory and speaks incoherently.

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Research and Directing
Mir Mohammad Najafi

Producer
Mohsen Ostadali

Cinematographer
Mir Mohammad Najafi
Special thanks to Meysam Amrollahi

Editing
Babak Heidari

Sound Designing and Mixing
Seyyed Alireza Alaviyan

Music
Pezhman Khalili

Color Correction and Lighting
Hamidreza Fatoorehchiyan
Farhad Talebinezhad

Featuring the Real Lives
Soudabeh Es-haqi
Ali Asghar Kani
Fariba Kani
Mojtaba Kani
Saeid Najafi Zadeh
Raheleh Najafi Zadeh
Mohammadreza Kazemini
and
Makan Kazemini

Sound Recorder
Mohammad Heidari

Production Manager
Salim Ghasemi

Project Manager
Nasrin Abdi

Photographer
Mahtab Ostadali

Subtitle
Sanam Kalantari
Subtitle Affairs
Reza Tari Vardi
Assistant Director
Meysam Amrollahi
Assistant Editor
Ali Heidari

Sound Designer
Behnam Mahdizadeh
Sound Technical Manager
Khashayar Babaei Zadeh
Sound Technical Affairs
Studio Sana

Special Thanks To
Arman Mohammadi

Thanks to
Samira Chopani
Ronak Ghasemi
Borna Jamshidi
Alireza Fahimnia
Mazdak Rostami
Milad Rostami
Hessam Fazli
Ghazal Mahdavi
Saeid Ghasemi (Zhak Group)
Hamed Setari (Zhak Group)
Aida Palizgar
Vahid Ebrahimi
Ehsan Vaqefi
Hadi Masoom Doost
Behesht Zahra Organization, Tehran Province
and
Documentary Filmmakers Guild Association
International Distribution
Raft Films

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