Completed - FARSI, KURDISH - Drama, Social issues - 90 minutes
A wave of paranoia is unleashed among the neighbors of an ordinary Iranian town by the daily presence of two strangers in a parked car, possibly from the national security. The tense climate causes everyone to question whether they are a person of interest and triggers a witch hunt in the community.
Year of production : 2020 Director(s) : Nader SAEIVAR Writer(s) : Jafar PANAHI, Nader SAEIVAR Cast : Bakhtiyar PANJEEI, Sevil SHIRGI, Naser HASHEMI, Hadi EFTEKHARZADEH, Firoz AGELI, Nader MEHDILO Producer(s) : Mastaneh MOHAJER
Two mysterious strangers in a car begin to park daily at the same spot for hours in an otherwise ordinary Iranian neighborhood and are presumed by the neighbors to be the national security, triggering a wave of paranoia as each feels they have reasons to be watched. The neighbors collectively suspect, however, that the main target for the surveillance is Bakhtiar, a Kurdish teacher, a newcomer and a foreigner, and attempt to pressure him into giving himself up or leave the neighborhood.
Country(ies) : IRAN
Berlinale - Berlin IFF 2020 ForumHong Kong International Film Festival 2020 (in Competition / Award best actor)Taormina International Film Festival 2020 (in Competition / Award best actor)Kurdisches Film Festival Berlin 2020 Visions of Iran: Iranian Film Festival Cologne 2020International Crime and Punishment Film Festival Istanbul 2020Duhok International Film Festival 2020Pune International Film Festival 2020B3 Biennal of the moving image 2020Kurdischen Filmtage Köln 2020Visions of Iran: Iranian FF Cologne 2020Kurdische Filmtage Leipzig 2020Beijing International Film Festival 2020Bengaluru International Film Festival 2020Taormina International Film Festival 2020 (Best Actor)