SYNOPSIS
The film introduces us to a father and his son; the older man is obese, unwell, and oppressive in the way he deals with his deaf and mute son. A series of cryptic, spellbinding episodes reveals a tyrannical paternalism at work that has long since hardened into a closed circuit of mutual pain. Enters a mysterious and beautiful woman of unspecified identity, who becomes an agent of change, embodying both an evolved consciousness and the power of the female as a rebuke to bankrupt patriarchy.
Awards
Golden Tiger for Best Film | Rotterdam IFF, Netherlands, 2013
CAST & CREW
Mohammad Shirvani
Director
Producer(s)
Mohammad Shirvani
Script
Mohammad Shirvani
Director of Photography
Mohammad Shirvani
Production designer
Mohammad Shirvani
Sound
Vahid Moghadasi
Edit
Mohammad Shirvani
Cast
Levon Haftvan, Maryam Palizban, Hassan Rostami, Navid Mohammadzadeh
Mohammad Shirvani
Born 1973, Tehran, Iran. Mohammad Shirvani, Iranian Alternative filmmaker, began studying fine art and eventually left to pursue his true love - cinema. His first short, The Circle, was in competition at the 1999 ‘Critics’ Week’ selection in Cannes IFF. Since then, he has made 7 short films and 7 documentary and 2 feature films
Filmography
La Candidate (2000, short, doc.), Iranian Conserve (2003, short), Navel (2004), President Mir Qanbar (2005, doc.), Iranian Cookbook (2010, doc.), Fat Shaker (2013).
