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THE SONGS OF THE GREY MAN
(Avazhay-e-Mard-e-Khakestary)

Year of Production: 1999
Subtitles: English
Documentary fiction, 35 mm. Color, 35 min.
Director: Amir Shahab Razavian
Scriptwriter: Amir Shahab Razavian
Cinematography: Saeed Pour Esmaeili
Sound: Behnam Shahabi, Gholamreza Nematpour,Hosein Hoseini Fashami
Keivan Jahanshahi, Fardin Sahebzamani
Editing: Rozette Ghadery, Amir Shahab Razavian
Cast: Hasan Gholami Khorasani, Azizollah Keshavarz, Ghoncheh Zeinivand, Zahra Dalvand
Executive of Producer: Hilaj Film
Producer: Iranian Young Cinema Society

Synopsis: An old man, "Mr. Mahichi" tells us the story of his familiarity with "cinema."
He is a lonely old person who works in waterways. Every day he goes to an old woman's home through these canals. They have a friendly relationship. Every day "Mr. Mahichi" sings for the old lady's canary and comes back to his house. "Mr. Mahichi`s neighbor" is an old carriage driver. He is single too. They go to their work together every day. One day, Mr. Mahichi finds a baby and gives her to the old woman. They are happy of this event and decide to bring up the baby together. But one day the police come and take the baby away. He kills himself.
But at the end we see "Mr. Mahichi," who sits near the film group and reads the film credits.