Title Transit Cafe / Amir Samavati and Silkroad Production present ... a film by Kambozia Partovi ; producers, Amir Samavati, Behrooz Hashemian, Setareh Farsi ; writer and director, Kambozia Partovi.

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[New York] : First Run Features : Global Film Initiative, [2007]

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Location	Call No.	Status
Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Adult Department	DVD FOREIGN BORDER CAFE	Check Shelf
Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Audio Visual	DVD BORDER	Check Shelf

Description	1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Series	Global lens collection
	Global lens collection.
System Details	DVD; NTSC.
Cast	Fereshteh Sadre Orafaei, Parviz Parastoei, Nikolas Papadopolous, Svieta Mikhalishina, Vanchos Constantin, Esmaiel Soltanian, Jafar Vahabpour.
Language	Farsi, Greek, Russian or Turkish dialogue, English subtitles.
Credits	Director of photography, Mohammad Reza Sokoot ; editor, Jafar Panahi ; music, Ali Birang.
Note	Originally released as a motion picture in 2005.
Summary	When an Iranian widow takes over her husband's truck stop restaurant after his death, she must hide in the kitchen so she doesn't cause a scandal. Now her brother-in-law wants to be with her for the cafe, while a customer just wants to be with her.
Note	Special features: Discussion guide with director's statement; director's biography; about Iran.
Local Note	nmlfrd Foreign Film
Subject	Widows -- Iran -- Drama.
	Women -- Iran -- Social conditions -- Drama.
	Restaurants -- Iran -- Drama.
	Iran -- Drama.
	Restaurants. (OCoLC)fst01095907
	Widows. (OCoLC)fst01174951
	Women -- Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst01176947
	Iran. (OCoLC)fst01204889
Genre/Form	Feature films.
	Fiction films.
	Foreign films -- Iran.
	Melodrama.
	Melodrama -- Feature.
	Women -- Feature.
	Feature films.
	Melodrama.
	Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
	Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
	Melodrama. (OCoLC)fst01726670
Added Author	Samavati, Amir. Producer.
	Hashemian, Behrooz. Producer.
	Farsi, Setareh. Producer.
	Partavī, Kāmbūzyā, 1955 or 1956- Director. Screenwriter.
	Ṣadr ʻIrfānī, Firishtah. Performer.
	Parastoei, Parviz, 1955- Performer.
	Papadopolos, Nikolas. Performer.
	Mikhalishina, Svieta. Performer.
	Constantin, Vanchos.
	Sulṭāniyān, Ismāʻīl.
	Vahabpour, Jafar.
	Silkroad Production (Firm)
	First-Run Features (Firm)
	Global Film Initiative.
Note	Title on disc surface and container: Border Cafe
	Title on container: Café Transit
Standard No.	720229912938
Music No.	FRF912938D First Run Features

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