Gilaneh (2005)

A mothers courage hardship and love in times of war In 1988 during the IranIraq war Gilane escorts her pregnant daughter Maygol from the relative calm of their village Espili into wartorn Tehran to search for Maygols husband Rahman The journey is arduous and what they find when they reach the capital is dismaying and frightening Fifteen years later as another war begins in Iraq Gillane is at home caring for her son Ismael who suffers from epilepsy a byproduct of war As she cares for him she hopes for a visit from the doctor and from another daughter Atefah Better be a dog than a mother she says