77 minutos
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.
Majid Salehi
Siamak
Gohar Kheyrandish
Mehri
Farzin Mohades
Ali
Sadaf Asgari
Sadaf
Hossein Soleymani
Farbod
Faezeh Rad
Faezeh
Bahram Ark
Young Father
Servin Zabetian
Aram
Arghavan Shabani
Selena
Ardeshir Kazemi
100-year-old man
Babak Karimi
(voice)
Behnaz Jafari
(voice)
Sara Bahrami
(voice)
Reza Behboudi
(voice)
Kiumars Moradi
(voice)
Paria Yaghoubi
(voice)
Shaghayegh Faryad Shiran
(voice)
Tofigh Heidari
(voice)
Ali Asgari
(voice)
Alireza Khatami
(voice)
