Storyline

Returning from a ski trip, four middle-aged men (Mahnaz Afshar, Ahmad Hamed, Mahmoud Kalari, Reza Kianian) stop their car on a mountain road when they see a massive rock protruding from a cliff. The friends joke about how easy it would be to push the rock off the cliff, but find the task to be much more difficult than they expected. What begins as a silly idea becomes a serious mission as the men struggle to dislodge the rock by any means necessary in this existential Iranian comedy.

Plot Keywords

friend, dentist, old man, husband, calm, quirky, amusing, iran, mountain, ski trip, reunion, middle age, marriage, male bonding, meaning of life, quest, transformation, 2000s

Short Review

Although steeped in allegory, political or otherwise, the film is perfectly enjoyable, and quite hilarious, in its literal sense.

Trailer

Streaming Service

1. Amazon Video : Rent from $1.99, Or $0.00 with a Prime membership