TMDb
7.434
Terrestrial Verses
05 Oct 2023
1 hr 17 mins
Comedy
Drama
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.
Siamak
Mehri
Sadaf
Farbod
Faezeh
Young Father
Aram
Selena
100-year-old man
More like this
Felicità
67%
Club Zero
56%
The American
69%
The Last Queen
70%
In the Mirror
61%
Home Stories
66%
Omar Killed Me
66%