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Terrestrial Verses (2023)
Directed by Ali Asgari, Alireza Khatami
Overview
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.
Length 77 minutes
Actors
Majid Salehi | Gohar Kheirandish | Farzin Mohades | Sadaf Asgari | Hossein Soleimani | Faezeh Rad | Bahram Ark | Servin Zabetian | Arghavan Shabani | Ardeshir Kazemi | Babak Karimi | Behnaz Jafari | Sara Bahrami | Reza Behbudi | Kiumars Moradi | Paria Yaghoubi | Shaghayegh Faryad Shiran | Tofigh Heidari | Ali Asgari | Alireza Khatami