Completed - FARSI, ENGLISH, GREEK - Drama - 101 minutes
The search of an Iranian mother, Pari, for her missing son in Athens will force her on a journey to the dark corners of the city as well as the hidden depth of her own self.
Year of production : 2020 Director(s) : Siamak ETEMADI Writer(s) : Siamak ETEMADI Cast : Melika FOROUTAN , Shahbaz NOSHIR, Sofia KOKKALI, Lena KITSOPOULOU, Argyris PANDAZARAS, Dimitris XANTHOPOULOS Producer(s) : Konstantinos KONTOVRAKIS (HERETIC), Giorgos KARNAVAS (HERETIC), Gabrielle DUMON (LE BUREAU), Frans VAN GESTEL (TOPKAPI FILMS), Laurette SCHILLINGS (TOPKAPI FILMS), Arnold HESLENFELD (TOPKAPI FILMS), Boris CHOUCHKOV (CHOUCHKOV BROTHERS), Victor CHOUCHKOV JR. (CHOUCHKOV BROTHERS)
Babak, an Iranian student in Greece, doesn’t show up to welcome his parents at the airport in Athens. Pari and her older husband, Farrokh, both devout Muslims abroad for the first time, are ill prepared to search for their son in such an intimidating and alien environment. They start looking all over the city for any clue that might lead them to him. Soon, they reach a dead-end, and when Pari is forced to return to Iran, she does the unthinkable by deciding to continue her search alone. Following the steps of her rebellious son in the darkest corners of the city, Pari will exhaust the hidden depths and strength of her own soul – to achieve more than a mother’s quest for her missing son.
Country(ies) : GREECE, FRANCE, NETHERLANDS, BULGARIA
Berlinale - Berlin IFF 2020 Panorama