Disappearance

  • Ali Asgari
  • Iran, Qatar
  • 2017
  • 88'
  • Napadid Shodan

A cold winter’s night in Teheran. A young couple has a serious problem and just several hours to resolve it. They go from hospital to hospital, but all of them refuse to admit the girl in urgent need of medical help. The timid Sara is unwilling to disclose details of the injury and personal information the doctors need to contact her parents for emergency surgery approval. The journey through the dark streets of the big city becomes a challenge to their relationship and mutual trust. Caught between traditional values and modern desires, the pair will have to face an uncertain future and tragic consequences of youthful naiveté. The morning sun will see them sobered up and changed forever.  The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival.

subtitles: HR, EN

Ali Asgari

Born in Tehran. His short films More Than Two Hours and The Silence (co-dir. Farnoosh Samadi) competed for the Short Film Palme d’Or in Cannes. His films screened at festivals like Venice, Sundance, and BFI London. Disappearance is his debut feature.

Disappearance

Director
Ali Asgari
Screenplay
Farnoosh Samadi, Ali Asgari
Cast
Sadaf Asgari, Amir Reza Ranjbaran, Nafiseh Zare, Sahar Sotoodeh, Mohamad Heidari
DOP
Ashkan Ashkani
Editing
Ehsan Vaseghi
Producer
Pouria Heidary Oureh, Ali Sadraei
Production
Three Gardens Film, Taat Productions
Festivals & Awards
Venice International Film Festival 2017 – Horizons Competition; Toronto International Film Festival 2017

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