Terrestrial Verses (2023)
1h 17min
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Themes:Satire Of Modern LifePower Of LanguageAuthoritarianismAbsurdity Of BureaucracyOrwellian SocietyDiscover Similar ThemesMood:QuirkyLight-HeartedAbsurdSatiricalSurrealDiscover Similar Mood
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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Directed by: Iman Tavakoli, Ali Asgari, Alireza Khatami
Written by: Ali Asgari, Alireza Khatami
Produced by: Cyrus Neshvad, Reyhaneh Rad, Ali Asgari
Composed by: Masoud Fayazzadeh
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