Director : Nader Saeivar
Script : Nader Saeivar
Photographer : Hamid Mehrafrouz
Editing : Jafar Panahi
Sound : Taylan Gecit, Reza Heydari
Actors : Vahid Mobasheri, Shahin Kazem Najad, Fahime Janahi, Narges Delaram
Production : Arthood Film Germany
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Year : 2022
Screening : 2023
DCP, Color, 113 mn, OV persan ENGSUB
French electronic subtitles
2022 Busan and Goa Film Festivals
European premiere
Ayaz is an honest, hard-working man who dreams of having his own house. As he yearns for this day to come, Ayaz and his wife live at his mother-in-law’s, saving every penny for the building of his future house; they live quite comfortably on the money sent to the mother by her son who has lived in exile for years. As he hears that the son is suddenly allowed to come back to Iran, Ayan sees his dream fade away before his very eyes. In a desperate move, he decides to stage a fake police search in the house, hoping to scare his brother-in-law away and delay his return. His setup works a little too well and arouses the interest of the secret services. Very soon, Ayaz is caught in the tightening noose of an institution that wants to turn him against everything that is dear to him. He finds himself with his back to the wall, forced to denounce his neighbors and family. This is the second long-feature film by Nader Saeivar, the co- script writer of “3 Faces” by Jafar Panahi.
