Terrestrial Verses
05/10/2023
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.
Movie Information
Majid Salehi
as Siamak
Gohar Kheyrandish
as Mehri
Farzin Mohades
as Ali
Sadaf Asgari
as Sadaf
Hossein Soleymani
as Farbod
Faezeh Rad
as Faezeh
Bahram Ark
as Young Father
Servin Zabetian
as Aram
Arghavan Shabani
as Selena
Ardeshir Kazemi
as 100-year-old man
Babak Karimi
as (voice)
Behnaz Jafari
as (voice)
Sara Bahrami
as (voice)
Reza Behboudi
as (voice)
Kiumars Moradi
as (voice)
Paria Yaghoubi
as (voice)
Shaghayegh Faryad Shiran
as (voice)
Tofigh Heidari
as (voice)
Ali Asgari
as (voice)
Alireza Khatami
as (voice)
