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The film features an international ensemble and marked a significant return for an Iranian screen legend:

The 2012 film (Original Turkish: Gergedan Mevsimi ; Persian: Fasl-e Kargadan ) is a poetic political drama directed by acclaimed Kurdish-Iranian filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi . The film tells the tragic story of Sahel, a Kurdish-Iranian poet released from an Iranian prison after 30 years only to find his life and family have been systematically erased. Core Narrative and Inspiration The film features an international ensemble and marked

Upon his release after three decades, Sahel travels to Turkey to find his family, watching them from afar as a "ghost" of his former self. Notable Cast and Production Notable Cast and Production While Mina is released

While Mina is released after 10 years, she is falsely told her husband has died. She moves to Istanbul with her children, believing Sahel is long gone. The film is based on the real-life ordeal

Sahel and his wife, Mina, are arrested shortly after the 1979 revolution due to Sahel's supposedly political poetry and a personal vendetta by Akbar Rezai, a former family driver turned high-ranking revolutionary.

The film is based on the real-life ordeal of Kurdish poet , a friend of the director who was imprisoned for 27 years during the Iranian Revolution .