Terrestrial Verses (2023)
Terrestrial Verses (2023)
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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Cast

Majid Salehi Majid Salehi As: Siamak
Gohar Kheyrandish Gohar Kheyrandish As: Mehri
Farzin Mohades Farzin Mohades As: Ali
Sadaf Asgari Sadaf Asgari As: Sadaf
Hossein Soleymani Hossein Soleymani As: Farbod
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Storyline

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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Certification: All

Details

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Language: فارسی

Release Date: 05 October 2023

Country: IR

Runtime: 77m

Company Credits

Company: Taat Films, Seven Springs Pictures, Cynefilms, Tell Tall Tale

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Cast

Directed By

Iman Tavakoli

Iman Tavakoli

First Assistant Director

Ali Asgari

Ali Asgari

Director

Alireza Khatami

Alireza Khatami

Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Cyrus Neshvad

Cyrus Neshvad

Co-Producer

Reyhaneh Rad

Reyhaneh Rad

Co-Producer

Mohammad Askari

Mohammad Askari

Production Manager

Ali Asgari

Ali Asgari

Producer

Alireza Khatami

Alireza Khatami

Co-Producer

Milad Khosravi

Milad Khosravi

Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Mehdi Sayad

Mehdi Sayad

Makeup Artist

Morvarid Kashiyan

Morvarid Kashiyan

Costume Designer

Sound

Visual Effects

Kamyar Shafipour

Kamyar Shafipour

Visual Effects

Camera

Adib Sobhani

Adib Sobhani

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Hamed Aslani

Hamed Aslani

Set Designer

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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