90 min | 2K | Color | 2019 | Iran
– 10th London Iranian Film Festival, 25 – 30 October 2019, London – UK
– Cyrus Int’l Film Festival, 22 – 28 November 2019, Toronto – Canada
– 18th Dhaka Int’l Film Festival, 11 – 19 January 2020, Dhaka – Bangladesh (World Cinema Section)
– 17th ImagineIndia Int’l Film Festival, 24th September – 8th October 2020, Madrid – Spain
– 8th Asian Film Festival Barcelona, 28th October – 8th November 2020, Barcelona – Spain
– 4th Malaysia Int’l Film Festival, 5 – 10 December 2020, Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia
Director and Writer: Alireza Raissian
Director of Photography: Masoud Salami
Editor: Hayedeh Safiyari
Music: Sattar Oraki
Sound Recorder: Amir Nobakht
Cast: Leila Hatami, Ali Mosaffa, Amir Aghaee, Farhad Aslani, Nader Fallah, Gohar Kheirandish
Producer: Alireza Raissian
Mahan is a documentary filmmaker. When he makes a documentary about an honor killing, his film is rejected by the broadcaster and he consequently gets fired. He feels his personal life is in danger, especially when he is threatened by the victim’s family. To help Mahan, his wife Sayeh finds a good job in a big company. Sayeh goes to Spain with her boss to sign a big deal, but she disappears upon her return.
Born in 1955 in Tehran, Alireza Raissian is best known for his debut feature film REYHANEH, represented in festivals of Montreal, Torino, Nantes and Berlin in early nineties. Graduated from College of Television, he began his professional career as scriptwriter and assistant director. His second film JOURNEY, based on a screenplay by Abbas Kiarostami, was shown in San Sebastian, Sao Paulo, Hong Kong and London. The film DESERTED STATION won the Best Actress award in Montreal IFF. His last three films HAVANA FILE, LOVE AT FORTY and TIME TO LOVE also took part in many international festivals.
Reyhaneh | 1990 |
Journey | 1195 |
Deserted Station | 2002 |
Havana File | 2006 |
Love at Forty | 2010 |
Time to Love | 2015 |
A Man Without Shadow | 2019 |