Release Date

05 Oct, 2023

Runtime

01:17: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

آیه های زمینی

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Actors

Majid Salehi

Gohar Kheyrandish

Farzin Mohades

Sadaf Asgari

Hossein Soleymani

Faezeh Rad

Bahram Ark

Servin Zabetian

Arghavan Shabani

Ardeshir Kazemi

Babak Karimi

Behnaz Jafari

Sara Bahrami

Reza Behboudi

Kiumars Moradi

Paria Yaghoubi

Shaghayegh Faryad Shiran

Tofigh Heidari

Ali Asgari

Alireza Khatami

Crew

Mohammad Askari

Hamed Aslani

Kamyar Shafipour

Morvarid Kashiyan

Cyrus Neshvad

Ehsan Vaseghi

Reyhaneh Rad

Masoud Fayazzadeh

Iman Tavakoli

Abdolreza Heydari

Iman Bazyar

Alireza Alavian

Mehdi Sayad

Ali Asgari