Project Description
Disappearance
2017 Iran 88 minutes 15+
On a cold winter night in modern Tehran, a couple of young lovers run into a serious problem with only have a few hours to come up with a solution. They go from hospital to hospital in search for help, but none of the hospitals will admit the young woman to provide her with the medical attention she desperately requires. Having to hide the situation from their parents, they are caught between conservative traditions and modern day desires and must face their uncertain futures.
Festivals
- Venice Film Festival – Orizzonti Competition
- Toronto International Film Festival
Ali Asgari
Ali Asgari was born in Tehran, Iran. He studied cinema in Italy. He is an alumnus of Berlinale Talent Campus 2013. Two of his short films More Than Two Hours (2013) and The Silence (2016, co-directed by Farnoosh Samadi) were in competition at Festival De Cannes where they competed for the Short Film Palme d’Or. His short film The Baby premiered in competition of Venice Film Festival in 2014. [...]
Director
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Ali Asgari
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Language
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Persian with English Subtitles
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Classification
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15+
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Screenwriter
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Farnoosh Samadi, Ali Asgari |
Producer
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Pouria Heidary Oureh, Ali sadraei
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Cinematographer
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Ashkan Ashkani |
Editor
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Ehsan Vaseghi |
Cast
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Sadaf Asgari, Amir Reza Ranjbaran, Nafiseh Zare, Sahar Sotoodeh, Mohammad Heidari
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