The story opens in Balochistan, in a small, scarcely ‘wired’ village bordering Iran and Afghanistan. Ahmad is an idealistic teacher in exile, educating the local community; his partner Niloofar, however, has spent time in jail in Tehran for the very same offence against the State. The disaccord between them is not only social but also personal. Ahmad's destiny collides with that of a family fleeing the Taliban; soon the intricate divisions of age and gender within that group will trigger other problems and entanglements – including a 'lovers on the run' intrigue that fleetingly recalls Murnau's classic Tabu (1931).
Directing | Abbas Amini | Director |
Writing | Abbas Amini | Screenplay |
Writing | Hossein Farokhzadeh | Screenplay |
Production | Kaveh Farnam | Producer |
Production | Farzad Pak | Producer |
Camera | Saman Lotfian | Director of Photography |
Editing | Haideh Safiyari | Editor |
Art | Maziar Mirhadizadeh | Production Design |
Sound | Mehrshad Malakouti | Sound Designer |
Sound | Atena Eshtiaghi | Original Music Composer |
Visual Effects | Michal Křeček | VFX Supervisor |