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MARZHAYE BI PAYAN

By Abbas AMINI

EUROPE MEDIA NEST S.R.O. - as PROD

Drama - Completed 2023

A teacher befriends a Hazara refugee family from Afghanistan, but his own prejudices are challenged as he realizes the impact of dogma on their lives. When he decides to help a forbidden love, he risks dire consequences for everyone involved.

Festivals
& Awards

Karlovy Vary IFF 2023
Horizons
Rotterdam IFFR 2023
VPRO Big Screen Award
    • Year of production
    • 2023
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • CZECH REPUBLIC, GERMANY
    • Budget
    • 0.6 - 1 M$
    • Duration
    • 111 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Abbas AMINI
    • Producer(s)
    • Kaveh FARNAM (EUROPE MEDIA NEST S.R.O.), Farzad PAK (PAKFILM GMBH)
    • Synopsis
    • The rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan has reignited the fire of ethnic and tribal wars. The Hazara Afghans who are under an immediate threat from the Taliban enter Iran illegally. Ahmad is an exiled Iranian teacher in one of the poor villages of Iran close to the Afghanistan border. Upon acquainting a Hazara family from Afghanistan he sees the real face of prejudice and dogmatism in the region. A forbidden love makes him act and discover the lack of love and bravery in his own life.