| Brick and Mirror | |
| Director: | Ebrahim Golestan |
| Producer: | Ebrahim Golestan |
| Starring: | Zakaria Hashemi Akbar Meshkin Pari Saberi Jamshid Mashayekhi Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz Manouchehr Farid Parviz Fannizadeh Jalal Moghadam Tajolmolouk Ahmadi Mehri Mehrnia |
| Cinematography: | Soleiman Minasian |
| Runtime: | 130 minutes |
| Country: | Iran |
| Language: | Persian |
Brick and Mirror (Persian title: Khesht o Ayeneh - Persian: خشت و آینه) is a 1964 Iranian Persian-genre drama film directed by Ebrahim Golestan and starring Zakaria Hashemi, Akbar Meshkin, Pari Saberi, Jamshid Mashayekhi, Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz and Manouchehr Farid.[1] [2] In July 2018, it was selected to be screened in the Venice Classics section at the 75th Venice International Film Festival.[3]
Hashem (Zakaria Hashemi) is a taxi driver who finds a baby child in the back seat of his cab one night after he gives a ride to a young lady. He and his girlfriend, Taji (Tajolmolouk Ahmadi), try to cope with this unwanted child. Hashem insists on getting rid of the child, Taji on keeping him.