Terrestrial Verses
Release date : 13 Mar 2024
With Sadaf Asgari, Majid Salehi, Gohar Kheirandish, Hossein Soleimani, Ardeshir Kazemi by Alireza Khatami, Ali Asgari
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.
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Terrestrial Verses
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.
- Directed by : Alireza Khatami, Ali Asgari
- With : Sadaf Asgari, Majid Salehi, Gohar Kheirandish, Hossein Soleimani, Ardeshir Kazemi, Farzin Mohades
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