Comedy Drama
A satirical take on the mundane absurdities of life in modern-day Iran, these nine vignettes illuminate the lighter side of enduring under authoritarian rule. Whether choosing a name for a newborn, graduating from grade school, getting a driver’s license, applying for a job, or seeking approval for a film script, if you live in Iran, you best come fluent in Orwellian discourse. Progressing along a rough timeline from birth to death, each story is shot in a static camera angle as a single petitioner negotiates with an authority figure hovering just outside of frame, who is practiced in the language of doublespeak.
Directed by
Ali Asgari, Alireza Khatami
Written by
Ali Asgari, Alireza Khatami
Babak Karimi
(voice)
Gohar Kheyrandish
Mehri
Ardeshir Kazemi
100-year-old man
Sara Bahrami
(voice)
Behnaz Jafari
(voice)
Majid Salehi
Siamak
Reza Behboudi
(voice)
Farzin Mohades
Ali
Sadaf Asgari
Sadaf
Kiumars Moradi
(voice)
Hossein Soleymani
Farbod
Faezeh Rad
Faezeh
Servin Zabetian
Aram
Arghavan Shabani
Selena
Paria Yaghoubi
(voice)
Shaghayegh Faryad Shiran
(voice)
Tofigh Heidari
(voice)
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