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.

• DirectorAli Asgari
• Release5 October 2023
• Genre
  Comedy / Drama
• Duration1h 17m
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  7.4
  47 reviews
• Productions

  Taat Films, Seven Springs Pictures, Cynefilms, Tell Tall Tale