It was December of 1969, a snowy day in Tehran, and instead of going out with everyone else for last-minute New Year’s shopping, I went to the cinema. The theater wasn't very full that afternoon—it seemed like people had other things on their minds—but I was there, ready to watch Gheysar. And I was really taken aback. Behrouz Vossoughi's performance was something else; it left me speechless. His portrayal of Gheys…