The read
It runs a compact 1h 17m.
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes96%
Metacritic83/100
56 audience votes
Key crew
- Ali AsgariDirector
- Alireza KhatamiDirector
- Ali AsgariWriter
- Alireza KhatamiWriter
- Masoud FayazzadehOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Majid SalehiSiamak
- Gohar KheyrandishMehri
- Farzin MohadesAli
- Sadaf AsgariSadaf
- Hossein SoleimaniFarbod
- Faezeh RadFaezeh
- Bahram ArkYoung Father
- Sarvin ZabetianAram
- Arghavan ShabaniSelena
- Ardeshir Kazemi100-year-old man
- Babak Karimi(voice)
- Behnaz Jafari(voice)
Stills
Themes
corruptionbureaucracysexismiranoppressionabuse of poweriranian regime