Terrestrial Verses

Terrestrial Verses

20231hr 17min

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.

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Cast

Sara Bahrami

Babak Karimi

Sadaf Asgari

Majid Salehi

Ardeshir Kazemi

100-year-old man

Ardeshir Kazemi

Reza Behboudi

Behnaz Jafari

Gohar Kheyrandish

Ali Asgari

Alireza Khatami

Farzin Mohades

Hossein Soleymani

Servin Zabetian

Shaghayegh Faryad Shiran

Arghavan Shabani

Kiumars Moradi

Faezeh Rad

Bahram Ark

Young Father

Bahram Ark

Tofigh Heidari

Paria Yaghoubi