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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Persian

Runtime

77 mins

Rating

7.4/10

Release Date

05 October 2023

Country

Iran

Cast

Majid Salehi

Majid Salehi

Siamak

Gohar Kheyrandish

Gohar Kheyrandish

Mehri

Farzin Mohades

Farzin Mohades

Ali

Sadaf Asgari

Sadaf Asgari

Sadaf

Hossein Soleymani

Hossein Soleymani

Farbod

Faezeh Rad

Faezeh Rad

Faezeh

Bahram Ark

Bahram Ark

Young Father

Servin Zabetian

Servin Zabetian

Aram

Arghavan Shabani

Arghavan Shabani

Selena

Ardeshir Kazemi

Ardeshir Kazemi

100-year-old man

Babak Karimi

Babak Karimi

(voice)

Behnaz Jafari

Behnaz Jafari

(voice)

Sara Bahrami

Sara Bahrami

(voice)

Reza Behboudi

Reza Behboudi

(voice)

Kiumars Moradi

Kiumars Moradi

(voice)

Paria Yaghoubi

Paria Yaghoubi

(voice)

Shaghayegh Faryad Shiran

Shaghayegh Faryad Shiran

(voice)

Tofigh Heidari

Tofigh Heidari

(voice)

Ali Asgari

Ali Asgari

(voice)

Alireza Khatami

Alireza Khatami

(voice)

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