Gharib to move to city of knowledge in ‘Gharib’s World’

Gharib is to move from village of ignorance to city of knowledge in iFilm’s ‘Gharib’s World’.

This is while his mother opposes the move as she supposes they teach blasphemy there.

Don't miss the seventh episode of the series on iFilm TV tonight at 23:00 GMT, and you can watch it now via the website of the channel.

Each episode of the 37-episode biopic will be repeated the next day at 05:00, 11:00 and 17:00.

Directed by Kianoush Ayyari, ‘Gharib’s World’ has a look at the life and times of Doctor Mohammad Gharib, from the time he was born to the very end of his life.

The doctor was a famous pediatrician who is known as the founder of pediatric practice in Iran and established a specialized hospital to cure children.

Sick, on a hospital bed, Doctor Gharib takes us back to his childhood, youth and later years.

While doing so, he gives us an insight into Iran’s political and economic situation at the time.

Notable on the cast list are Reza Babak, Mehran Rajabi, Mehdi Hashemi, Maryam Kaviani, Shahab Kasraee, Farahnaz Manafi-Zaher, Bahareh Afshari, Reza Kianian, Elnaz Habibi, Saba Kamali, Amir-Hossein Seddiq, Maryam Soltani, and the late Hossein Panahi.

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