Jafar Panâhi
Jafar Panâhi
Vahid Mobasseri,
Mariam Afshari,
Ebrahim Azizi
Director Jafar Panahi in attendance for a post-film Q&A
Vahid, an unassuming mechanic, is suddenly reminded of his time in an Iranian prison when he has a chance encounter with Eghbal, a man he strongly suspects to be his sadistic jailhouse captor. Panicked, Vahid rounds up a few of his fellow ex-prisoners to try and confirm Eghbal's identity. Master filmmaker Jafar Panahi creates a deeply felt moral thriller, where high stakes tension combines with unexpected flurries of humor and thoughtful, sometimes devastating questions regarding persecution and revenge.
In Persian with English subtitles
2025
Iran
English
102 min
Crime,
Thriller
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