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.

• Taat Films
• Seven Springs Pictures
• Majid Salehi
• Gohar Kheyrandish
• Farzin Mohades
• Sadaf Asgari
• Hossein Soleymani
• Faezeh Rad
• Bahram Ark
• Servin Zabetian