Completed - Drama - 111 minutes
A teacher befriends a Hazara refugee family from Afghanistan, but his own prejudices are challenged as he realizes the impact of dogma on their lives. When he decides to help a forbidden love, he risks dire consequences for everyone involved.
Year of production : 2023 Director(s) : Abbas AMINI Cast : Pouria RAHIMI SAM, Minoo SHARIFI, Hamed ALIPOUR, Behafarid GHAFARIAN Producer(s) : Kaveh FARNAM (EUROPE MEDIA NEST S.R.O.), Farzad PAK (PAKFILM GMBH)
The rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan has reignited the fire of ethnic and tribal wars. The Hazara Afghans who are under an immediate threat from the Taliban enter Iran illegally. Ahmad is an exiled Iranian teacher in one of the poor villages of Iran close to the Afghanistan border. Upon acquainting a Hazara family from Afghanistan he sees the real face of prejudice and dogmatism in the region. A forbidden love makes him act and discover the lack of love and bravery in his own life.
Country(ies) : CZECH REPUBLIC, GERMANY
Karlovy Vary IFF 2023 HorizonsRotterdam IFFR 2023 (VPRO Big Screen Award )