Synopsis

Fereshteh is studying and works at a printers’ shop in Tehran. She wants to go to the US but is having trouble finding the time to take a language courses - she has a two-months-old baby, of whom her parents know nothing. When they announce at short notice that they are coming to visit, Fereshteh has to find another place for one night for her illegitimate child and everything that would give away her existence. What at first seems resolvable with a phone call to a few friends soon develops into a difficult undertaking. Fereshteh’s quick-witted friend Atefeh offers her support, but their ensuing odyssey through the city only reveals to the pair how limited their options are. In a society that does not grant everyone the same rights, young women have to weigh up carefully who their allies are.

Drama

86 minutes

2022
Iran/ France

Persian Dialogue with Arabic Subtitles

Directed by Ali Asgari

Written by Ali Asgari, Alireza Khatami

Produced by Niki Karimi, Raphaelle Delauche, Nicolas Sanfaute, Ali Asgari, Jean-Charles, Mille Production Companies, Silk Road Productions, Novoprod, Taat Films, and Premium Films

Starring: Sadaf Asgari, Ghazal Shojaei, Babak Karimi, Amirreza Ranjbaran, Nahal Dashti, Mohammad Heidari, Milad Moayeri, and Katayoun Saleki

DOP: Roozbeh Raiga

Edited by Ehsan Vaseghi

Sound: Hossein Ghoorchian

Music: Ali Birang