Smell of Camphor, Fragrance of Jasmine
Original title: Booye kafoor, atre yas
2000 · 1 h 32 min
Cast
Bahman Farmanara 
Roya Nonahali Ebrahim Abadi Dariush Asadzade Firouz Behjat Mohammadi 
Valiyollah Shirandami
Credits
Written by: Bahman Farmanara
Plot
A film director whose life has stopped faces his own mortality when a series of funerals puts him in touch with Tehran's society after the revolution.
Sinekatalog’s take
A wry, personal meditation on death.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Awards
- Fajr Film Festival 2000: Best Director (Crystal Simorgh for Best Director) — Bahman Farmanara
Ratings
IMDb: 6.6 / 10 (773 votes)
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