A satirical take on the mundane absurdities of life in modern-day Iran, these nine vignettes illuminate the lighter side of enduring under authoritarian rule. Whether choosing a name for a newborn, graduating from grade school, getting a driver’s license, applying for a job, or seeking approval for a film script, if you live in Iran, you best come fluent in Orwellian discourse. Progressing along a rough timeline from birth to death, each story is shot in a static camera angle as a single petitioner negotiates with an authority figure hovering just outside of frame, who is practiced in the language of doublespeak.
Directing | Ali Asgari | Director |
Directing | Alireza Khatami | Director |
Writing | Ali Asgari | Writer |
Production | Ali Asgari | Producer |
Writing | Alireza Khatami | Writer |
Production | Alireza Khatami | Co-Producer |
Production | Milad Khosravi | Producer |
Camera | Adib Sobhani | Director of Photography |
Production | Cyrus Neshvad | Co-Producer |
Production | Reyhaneh Rad | Co-Producer |
Editing | Ehsan Vaseghi | Editor |
Sound | Alireza Alavian | Sound Designer |
Sound | Masoud Fayazzadeh | Music |
Costume & Make-Up | Mehdi Sayad | Makeup Artist |
Costume & Make-Up | Morvarid Kashiyan | Costume Designer |
Directing | Iman Tavakoli | First Assistant Director |
Production | Mohammad Askari | Production Manager |
Art | Hamed Aslani | Set Designer |
Sound | Abdolreza Heydari | Sound |
Sound | Iman Bazyar | Sound |
Visual Effects | Kamyar Shafipour | Visual Effects |