Story
A claustrophobic Kafkaesque drama portraying life in Iran. Ali is desperate: he lives in his sparse flat, cut off from the outside world. The only people who visit are the caretaker and state agents, who are keeping an eye on him. Ali is blind and everyday tasks are hard to manage. His situation changes overnight when Leila enters his flat via the fire escape. She’s on the run after taking part in a workers’ revolt that was brutally struck down. Ali gives her refuge. Gradually, the pair learn something rare in Iran: the ability to trust each other.
Director
VAHID JALILVAND (*1976 in Iran) studied theatre direction in Tehran. In 1996 he began to work for Iranian TV, first as a journalist, later as a director. His last film No Date, No Signature was shown in 2017 at FILMFEST HAMBURG. Beyond the Wall is his third feature film.Trailer
Info
Shab, Dkheli, Divar
Fiction Feature
Farsi
Kaleidoskop//FF2022
Iran
2022
126 min
OV with English subtitles
Vahid Jalilvand
Vahid Jalilvand
Diana Habibi, Amir Aghaee, Saeed Dakh, Danial Kheirikhah, Alireza Kamali
,Ali Jalilvand
Adib Sobhani
Alireza Alavian
Vahid Jalilvand
Olafur Arnalds, Mohammadreza Shajarian
Keyvan Moghaddam
Keyvan Moghaddam
The Match Factory GmbH
The Match Factory GmbH
Mehr Taha Studio
The Match Factory GmbH, Valentina Bronzini: valentina.bronzini@matchfactory.de
Tags
ActionLonelinessSocietyViolenceIslamic CultureHuman RightsPolitics & PowerDeath & Loss