Unorthodox way of giving life lesson in ‘The Patriarch’: iFilm cut

In iFilm English TV's series 'The Patriarch', to be aired at 20:00 GMT, Azar’s father has chosen am orthodox way to make her notice her mistakes.

Azar’s decision of not living in his uncle’s house after the wedding and asserting it directly to the old man’s face, makes it the first time that anyone in the family has dared to disagree with Assdollah.

As her audacious behavior leaves everyone puzzled and Assdollah infuriated, her father will find an ultimate way to make her notice how there are more important matters in life than her want of independence.

He will take Azar to the cemetery to show her how every one of us is destined to die and the only thing that will remain is the good or bad memories we leave behind.

Her will narrates anecdotes about their family members, the one who have passed away and tell her how his father always wanted for his family to be united as he believed there was nothing in this world worse than being all alone.

Directed by Akbar Khajouee, the 22-episode drama, hits the small screen every evening at 20:00 GMT.

Each episode of the show will come to you three times the next day after the original screening at 01:00, 07:00, and 12:00, all in GMT.

'The Patriarch' is about an Iranian family under the firm grip of an old-fashioned patriarch, Assdollah. He rules his family with unwavering authority, and his every word is treated as absolute law.

None dare to challenge or question him, and even his adult children, after they are married and have families of their own, remain under his watchful eye.

However, the dynamics of the family begin to shift when his youngest son, Nasser, prepares to get married, and his future bride refuses to accept Assdollah's terms.

Late Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz, Mahmoud Pakniyyat, Kamand Amir-Soleymani, Katayoun Riahi, Jamileh Sheykhi, Akram Mohammadi, and late Hamideh Kheirabadi, comprise the cast list of the show.

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