Short Film Selection/ Netherlands, 2022, 16’

Details

• Director: Ali Asgari
• Screenplay: Ali Asgari
• Editing: David Heemstra
• Cinematography: Yavuz Selim İşler
• Music: Áron Gunst
• Producer: Maryam Tarami
• Production: Damondi Works
• Cast: Mayra Pitambersingh, Alan Yadegarian, Winnie Augustus
• 2023 International Festival of Red Cross and Health Films Short Fiction Film, Special Jury Prize
• 2023 Meet Film Festival Honorable Mention Section Youth & Training

Recap

Young Fatima holds a secret that could change her fate; she must place her trust in a doctor who will have to make a tough decision between cultural traditions and medical ethics.

Director

Ali Asgari

Born in Iran, Ali Asgari is a prominent Iranian cinema figure with more than 200 awards to his name. Two of his shorts were nominated for Palme d'Or at Festival de Cannes and “The Baby” was in the short film competition of the Venice Film Festival 2014.

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