SYNOPSIS

DURATION 125 mins

YEAR 2013

COUNTRY Iran

LANGUAGE Persian

Khosrow and Morteza set out on a mission to kill someone. The assassination ought to be arranged as a suicide. At the last minute however, they are obliged to change their initial plans...

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR

Mohammad Rasoulof is an Iranian journalist and documentary filmmaker whose work focuses on human rights abuses and government corruption within Iran. He has faced numerous legal troubles and imprisonment for his reporting and filmmaking activities, including a five-year prison sentence from 2017 to 2022. Despite these obstacles, Rasoulof continues to produce hard-hitting investigative pieces and documentaries exposing government wrongdoings and advocating for freedom of expression in Iran. His work has earned him international recognition and awards, including the prestigious Golden Pen Award from PEN America in 2019.

PERSONNEL

Cinematographer Ashkan Ashkani

Production Designer Farhad Vilkiji

Producer(s) Mohammad Rasoulof