While Maryam’s husband is weightlifting at home, the weight suddenly falls on his throat and puts him on the verge of death. Maryam first tries to help him but then she decides to stand by and watch him die. Then she packs her stuff and leaves with her child, pretending her husband has disappeared and she has no news on his whereabouts.
- Year:
- 2017
- Runtime:
- 20
- Country:
- Iran
- Director:
- Kaveh Mazaheri
- Screenplay:
- Kaveh Mazaheri
- Dir. of Photography:
- Mohammad Reza Jahanpanah
- Editor:
- Pooyan Sholevar
- Cast:
- Sonia Sanjari, Mohammad Ziksari, Hana Fooladifard, Azadeh Abaadpoor, Siamak Farsi, Foroogh Azizi
- Production:
- Iranian Youth Cinema Society
- Festivals:
- Tribeca 2017 (Best Narrative Short), Krakow 2017 (Best Short Fiction Film), Fajr 2017 (Best Short Film)
Schedule:
11.11.2017
18:30
Kino Lumière (K2)
(part of Shorts Competition 2)
About the Director:
Kaveh Mazaheri
Kaveh Mazaheri (1981, Tehran, Iran) first worked as a film reviewer before he began to shoot his own films. So far, he has made four independent shorts and more than twenty documentaries for television. His most characteristic films include a documentary,
a Report about Mina (2015), and a short fiction, Retouch (2017).