| Still Life | |
| Director: | Sohrab Shahid-Saless |
| Producer: | Parviz Sayyad |
| Starring: | Zadour Bonyadi |
| Cinematography: | Houshang Baharlou |
| Editing: | Ruhallah Emami |
| Runtime: | 93 minutes |
| Country: | Iran |
| Language: | Persian |
Still Life (Persian: طبیعت بیجان, translit. Tabiate bijan) is a 1974 Iranian film directed by Sohrab Shahid-Saless. It was entered into the 24th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear.[1]
For more than three decades, aging Iranian Mohamad Sardari (Zadour Bonyadi) has worked as a crossing guard at a desolate train station. Through the years, Mohamad has done little to stifle the loneliness and boredom inherent in the job. Meanwhile, back at his family home, life is similarly uneventful: Mohamad's wife passes the time sewing night and day, especially since the couple's son left to join the army. As time passes, Mohamad mechanically continues to do his duty.[2]