Rookery

The story goes through a busy single house where five young people are forced to live in difficult conditions. One of them is addicted and is leaving addiction. One is dumb. One has to study for university exams, which is not a conditional one. One lost his father's house and was stripped of a contract with a contractor. Now he has been housed with a broken leg, and the other, the Prophet, who is actually the main owner of the house, is a full-fledged exile who emigrated to Tehran to work. The sudden arrival of Rassoul's wife to Tehran drains the house from normal ...

Directed by Pejman Teymourtash, Rookery leans on a strong ensemble — Borzoo Arjmand, Sajad Afsharian, Amin Esfandiar — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.

The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 2017.