Character Analysis
(Avoiding Spoilers)
Overview… an Iranian immigrant and former Colonel in the Shah’s navy who fled his home country after the Iranian Revolution. He recently bought a house at auction and considers it a step on the ladder back to his former glory days. Massoud lives something of a double life, working menial jobs while dressing in suits to maintain the image of a businessman. Stuck in poverty, he tirelessly works to give his family the comfort and prosperity they once had.
Personality… proud, dedicated, and haunted. Massoud suffers nightmares from the trauma he suffered during the revolution. There’s a hint of despair and shame that never leaves his eyes. Honor and duty are of the utmost importance to him. He works around the clock to pay the bills, but it’s really the honor of his family he’s working for. In spite of having his former life taken from him, he doesn’t consider himself entitled to anything that he doesn’t earn.
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Behrani, an Iranian immigrant buys a California bungalow, thinking he can fix it up, sell it again, and make enough money to send his son to college. However, the house is the legal property of former drug addict Kathy. After losing the house in an unfair legal dispute with the county, she is left with nowhere to go. Wanting her house back, she hires a lawyer and befriends a police officer. Neither Kathy nor Behrani have broken the law, so they find themselves involved in a difficult moral dilemma.
