The Forbidden Fruit

This article is about the Iranian drama. For other uses, see Forbidden fruit (disambiguation).

The Forbidden Fruit (Persian: میوه ی ممنوعه, romanized as Mive-ye mamnooe or Mive mamnooe) is an Iranian drama television series created for the channel IRIB TV2. It was filmed in Tehran, Iran. It was directed by Hassan Fathi and written by Alireza Kazemipour. It ran for one season of 30 episodes,^[2] which are sometimes grouped into 22 episodes when shown in reruns.^{[citation needed]}

The Forbidden Fruit
Also known as	Mive-ye mamnooe Forbidden Fruit
Persian	میوه ی ممنوعه
Genre	Drama[1]
Written by	Alireza Kazemipour
Directed by	Hassan Fathi
Starring	Ali Nassirian Amir Jafari Hanieh Tavassoli Tannaz Tabatabaei Gohar Kheirandish Ammar Tafti Shabnam Farshadjoo Kianoosh Gerami
Opening theme	"Idle"
Ending theme	"Forbidden Fruit"
Composer	Ehsan Khajeh Amiri
Country of origin	Iran
Original language	Persian
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	30[2]
Production
Producer	Esmaeel Afifeh
Production locations	Tehran, Iran
Cinematography	Afshin Ahmadi
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30–45 minutes
Production company	Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting
Original release
Network	IRIB TV2
Release	3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) – 2008 (2008)

The plot centers on the disappearance and later murder of a company owner, Shayegan. His daughter Hasti, his creditor Jalal, and Jalal's family all become involved in the search for Shayegan and his killer.

It premiered on 3 December 2007. Episodes aired on weekdays at 6:00 PM.^[3] This program features a soundtrack that was composed and performed by Ehsan Khajeh Amiri. The ending theme was released as a single by Amiri.^{[citation needed]}

Plot

A devoutly religious man of considerable age called Haj Younis is thrown into a whirlwind of emotions when he meets the young daughter of a man whose bankruptcy she blames on his son, Jalal. He finds himself fighting his heart to prove his long-lived faith, but inevitably falls prey to the restless desires the young girl incites in him.

Cast and characters

• Ali Nassirian as Haj Younis
• Amir Jafari as Jalal Younis
• Hanieh Tavassoli as Hasti
• Gohar Kheirandish as Ghodsi
• Nima Reisi as Mostafa
• Tannaz Tabatabaei as Gazal
• Ammar Tafti as Farzad
• Shabnam Farshadjoo as Samaneh
• Kianoosh Gerami as Shahram
• Sedigheh Kianfar as Aziz