You’ve watched the young doctor face challenges, and now, as he has grown older, he’s wiser and returning to Iran.
This is a man realizing new truths about himself, and that his future is not just for himself, but for those he loves, his family, his people, and his homeland.
Don't miss the nineteenth episode of the 37-part series on iFilm TV tonight at 23:00 GMT and you can watch it now via the channel’s website.
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 Hossein Panahi.