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In Sahand Kabiri’s bold debut feature, twenty-something Raman is preparing to leave Iran, so his friends decide to throw him a goodbye party. His friend Hamed and his siblings have inherited an abandoned warehouse, and the group sets about cleaning it up for the event. As they clean, they reminisce about parties past and a close friend who recently died. But when Hamed’s conservative brother—who is offended by Hamed’s lifestyle—discovers the plan, he tries to put a stop to it.

Surprisingly frank in its depictions of same-sex relationships, illegal alcohol use, and the forbidden mixing of the sexes in public, Kabiri’s film is a rousing portrait of a younger generation of Iranians determined to live on their own terms.

Director: Sahand Kabiri. Country: Iran. Released: 2025. Length: 70 min. Format: DCP. Language: Persian with English subtitles.

Image courtesy of Fanoos Films

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