Shabnam Dadkhah
Acting
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Numb
This time the action is restricted to a kindergarten, a world seemingly far removed from real life in Iran. Pre-school is the first and last time boys and girls can learn together freely before entering the strictly segregated education system. Much like the dog in Toodehroosta’s well received first feature Paat (2013), six-year-old Roham plays the often silent witness to the actions unfurling around him. As his curiosity grows, the complicated real lives of the other pupils start to unravel.
At the End of Evin
A transsexual named Amen is optimistically planning to do gender reassignment surgery but ends up being sent to prison. Being a transsexual was hard enough in Iran for Amen, let alone the misfortune of being replaced as a murderer.
Sonata Of Good Women
In a city ravaged by war, a brave woman struggles with a heart-wrenching dilemma. Torn between her deep love for her husband, a soldier on the front lines, and an intense, forbidden romance with a young woman, she finds herself caught in a whirlwind of passion and guilt. As she anxiously awaits news of her husband’s fate, she battles with secret desires that he may never return, freeing her to embrace the love that society forbids. This powerful film explores the complexities of love, loyalty, and the human heart in the darkest of times.
The Divine Ideal of Killing
The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.
Like A Hook into an Eye
A teenage girl has a strong affection for her friend's dentist, and gradually she is forced to choose between her dental health and the heart that beats for him.
The Shift
A young factory worker in Iran is trying to change one of his work shifts in order to meet the girl he loves. But everybody refuses to change shifts with him.