Synopse
For 40 years, Esfandiari has been preparing corpses for burial in the central Iranian town of Sedeh, where gravestones from the 12th century stand alongside recent ones from the Iran-Irak war. One day, Esfandiari suddenly feels ill when making preparations for a funeral. For the first time, he starts to think about his own death… A wonderful and poetic debut, a mixture of documentary and fiction, with all parts played by non-actors from Sedeh. Nominated for the Hamburg Film Critics Award!
Info
Original Title: Khab E Talkh
International Title: Bitter Dream
Category: Feature
Section: Hauptprogramm
Version & Subtitles: Persian, Farsi OV
Director & Screenplay: Mohsen Amiryoussefi
Cast/Protagonists: Abbas Esfandiari, Delbar Ghasri, Mohsen Rahimi, Safar-Ali Safari
Production country: Iran
Year of Production: 2004
Length: 87 min
Producer: Rouhollah Baradari, Mohsen Amiryoussefi
Production company: Touba Films
Cinematography: Bayram Fazli
Editor: Mohsen Amiryoussefi
World Sales: Nasrine Médard de Chardon, Dream Lab
