Completed - FARSI - Crime, Thriller, Drama - 126 minutes
A blind man finds himself harbouring a fugitive, in Vahid Jalilvand’s palpably claustrophobic and profoundly allegorical film about what will happen if we become isolated from our humanity.
Year of production : 2022 Director(s) : Vahid JALILVAND
Ali, a blind man, is attempting to commit suicide when he is interrupted by the concierge of his building. He is informed that the police is in search of a woman who has escaped and hidden somewhere in the building. Little by little, Ali finds out that the fugitive woman, Leila, is inside his apartment. After participating in a workers’ protest that led to chaos, she is distraught about her four-year-old son who was lost when she was taken in a police van. Gradually, Ali becomes emotionally attached to her. Wishing to flee reality, helping Leila becomes a refuge in his own world of imagination.
Country(ies) : IRAN
Toronto - TIFF 2022 Contemporary World CinemaBusan IFF 2022 A Window on Asian Cinema