Terrestrial Verses

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.

• Ali AsgariDirector
• Alireza KhatamiDirector
• Alireza KhatamiWriter
• Ali AsgariWriter
• Masoud FayazzadehOriginal Music Composer

• 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)