Hamchenan Ke Mimordam

Adaptation of William Faulkner's novel to an Iranian setting. with lots of gaps in-between (one brother exits the story after being slapped by another, the dead man's body is not the body of the father, according to an undertaker! The dead man was being given pills to stay awake by a son). The book had 15 characters with different motivations to bury the dead man--the film has just three. If there is any merit in the film, it is due to Faulkner. The director gives the film another name "Graveless." to put some of the viewers off the track, in case they have not read the celebrated author.

Unless I missed it, the filmmakers do not acknowledge Faulkner in the film's credits (even on IMDb!) That's not being honest about the adaptation.

Gloomy and lyrical adaptation of William Faulkner's Mississippi tale to rural Iran where three sons and the daughter of a deceased man drive a long way to bury their father to a faraway remote village, apparently based on his will. Although quite dull in some aspects except good dusk and low light shootings, it could be accepted as a courageous effort by Mostafa Sayari considering that As I Lay Dying, aka Graveless is his first feature film. Worth watching...