The Suitors

Iranian businessman Haji returns to Manhattan with his new bride Mariyam Hajis friends plan a feast to celebrate the marriage in the traditional style which includes a slaughtered lamb Lambs blood from the messy ritual dripping into the apartment below causes a suspicious neighbor to call the police When Haji is killed in the ensuing police intervention the widow Mariyam is wooed by Hajis friends Sensing Mariyams reluctance Mohammed acts quickly to propose marriage with tragicomedic consequences