SUMMER WITH HOPE

By Sadaf FOROUGHI

FILM ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL - as CONS

LGBT - Completed 2022

A prestigious competition sets the stage for a conspiracy of collusion between two young swimmers, family members, and their communities.

Festivals
& Awards

Karlovy Vary 2022
Crystal Globe Competition
Karlovy Vary 2022
Grand Prix Winner
    • Year of production
    • 2022
    • Genres
    • LGBT, Drama
    • Countries
    • CANADA, IRAN
    • Languages
    • PERSIAN
    • Duration
    • 89 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Sadaf FOROUGHI
    • Synopsis
    • Young swimmer, Omid (whose name means “Hope” in Persian), along with his mother, Leili, and uncle, Saadi, have each placed their individual fates on one vital upcoming swimming competition. The second film in Sadaf Foroughi’s planned trilogy, SUMMER WITH HOPE examines the pressure-filled expectations of a new generation, for both themselves and their families, as they explore beckoning horizons and newly discovered freedoms. Set against the backdrop of a traditional patriarchal society where tendencies that contradict accepted norms are met with fierce-yet-cloaked resistance, SUMMER WITH HOPE is a classic tragedy of real-world proportions.