Movie

Scabies (1987)

• January 1, 1987
• 1h 25m

• Drama

Overview

Young Hamed, arrested for handing out political tracts banned by the Islamic Republic, finds himself in a place of great suffering, in which illiterate and penniless orphans wash floors and sell their own blood. When a disease breaks out in the prison, his life within this harsh environment becomes progressively worse, a near-daily fight for survival.

Director

Abolfazl Jalili

Writers

Abolfazl Jalili

Starring

Mehdi Asadi, Hossein Maloomi, Hossein Panahi