2012 Galway Film Fleadh Programme

Atafeh and her brother Mehran have grown up in a home filled with music, art and intellectual curiosity. Atafeh dreams of fame and adventure, and she and her best friend Shireen explore Tehran’s underground scene with youthful exuberance and determination to be themselves. Meanwhile, Mehran returns home from drug rehab and renounces his former decadent life with a vengeance. His once obsessive practice of classical music soon finds more destructive outlets. Having lost his parents’ trust, Mehran is also jealous of Atafeh’s loving relationship with their father and tries to find new meaning in his life. He slowly becomes estranged from his family. As Mehran disapprovingly observes a budding relationship between Atafeh and Shireen, he becomes obsessed with saving Shireen from his sister’s influence. The once close siblings find themselves at dangerous odds with each other, and as violence and desire collide, the safe haven of the family home becomes increasingly claustrophobic and threatening.

Running Time 105 mins | Colour | DCP

Producers Maryam Keshavarz, Karin Chien, Melissa M. Lee

Script Maryam Keshavarz

Cast Nikohl Boosheri, Sarah Kazemy, Reza Sixo Safai, Nasrin Pakkho, Soheil Parsa,
Sina Amedson, Keon Mohajeri

Production Marakesh Films, A Space Between, Bago Pictures, Menagerie Productions, Neon Productions

Print Source Peccadillo Pictures