IFFA: Beyond the Wall at Yatala Drive-In
IFFA: Beyond the Wall
Screening at the 11th Iranian Film Festival Australia (IFFA 2023).
Ali, a blind man, is attempting to commit suicide when he is interrupted by the concierge of his building. He is informed that the police is in search of a woman who has escaped and hidden somewhere in the building. Little by little, Ali finds out that the fugitive woman, Leila, is inside his apartment. After participating in a workers’ protest that led to chaos, she is distraught about her four-year-old son who was lost when she was taken in a police van. Gradually, Ali becomes emotionally attached to her. Wishing to flee reality, helping Leila becomes a refuge in his own world of imagination.
Festivals & Awards:
• Nominee Best Film, Venice Film Festival 2022.
Nominee Best Performance (Navid Mohamadzadeh), Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2022.
• Nominee Best Screenplay (Vahid Jalilvand), Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2022.
• Nominee Best Film Award, Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival 2022.
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Ali, a blind man, is attempting to commit suicide when he is interrupted by the concierge of his building. He is informed that the police is in search of a woman who has escaped and hidden somewhere in the building. Little by little, Ali finds out that the fugitive woman, Leila, is inside his apartment. After participating in a workers’ protest that led to chaos, she is distraught about her four-year-old son who was lost when she was taken in a police van. Gradually, Ali becomes emotionally attached to her. Wishing to flee reality, helping Leila becomes a refuge in his own world of imagination.
Festivals & Awards:
• Nominee Best Film, Venice Film Festival 2022.
Nominee Best Performance (Navid Mohamadzadeh), Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2022.
• Nominee Best Screenplay (Vahid Jalilvand), Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2022.
• Nominee Best Film Award, Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival 2022.
Screening at the 11th Iranian Film Festival Australia (IFFA 2023).
Ali, a blind man, is attempting to commit suicide when he is interrupted by the concierge of his building. He is informed that the police is in search of a woman who has escaped and hidden somewhere in the building. Little by little, Ali finds out that the fugitive woman, Leila, is inside his apartment. After participating in a workers’ protest that led to chaos, she is distraught about her four-year-old son who was lost when she was taken in a police van. Gradually, Ali becomes emotionally attached to her. Wishing to flee reality, helping Leila becomes a refuge in his own world of imagination.
Festivals & Awards:
• Nominee Best Film, Venice Film Festival 2022.
Nominee Best Performance (Navid Mohamadzadeh), Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2022.
• Nominee Best Screenplay (Vahid Jalilvand), Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2022.
• Nominee Best Film Award, Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival 2022.
Ali, a blind man, is attempting to commit suicide when he is interrupted by the concierge of his building. He is informed that the police is in search of a woman who has escaped and hidden somewhere in the building. Little by little, Ali finds out that the fugitive woman, Leila, is inside his apartment. After participating in a workers’ protest that led to chaos, she is distraught about her four-year-old son who was lost when she was taken in a police van. Gradually, Ali becomes emotionally attached to her. Wishing to flee reality, helping Leila becomes a refuge in his own world of imagination.
Festivals & Awards:
• Nominee Best Film, Venice Film Festival 2022.
Nominee Best Performance (Navid Mohamadzadeh), Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2022.
• Nominee Best Screenplay (Vahid Jalilvand), Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2022.
• Nominee Best Film Award, Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival 2022.
IFFA: Beyond the Wall
Screening at the 11th Iranian Film Festival Australia (IFFA 2023).
Ali, a blind man, is attempting to commit suicide when he is interrupted by the concierge of his building. He is informed that the police is in search of a woman who has escaped and hidden somewhere in the building. Little by little, Ali finds out that the fugitive woman, Leila, is inside his apartment. After participating in a workers’ protest that led to chaos, she is distraught about her four-year-old son who was lost when she was taken in a police van. Gradually, Ali becomes emotionally attached to her. Wishing to flee reality, helping Leila becomes a refuge in his own world of imagination.
Festivals & Awards:
• Nominee Best Film, Venice Film Festival 2022.
Nominee Best Performance (Navid Mohamadzadeh), Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2022.
• Nominee Best Screenplay (Vahid Jalilvand), Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2022.
• Nominee Best Film Award, Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival 2022.
