Gonella Productions

LANGUAGE: Persian | SUBTITLES: English

Genre: Drama
Running Time: 9 Minutes 40 Seconds
Year of production: 2023

SYNOPSIS

A woman in Iran is exposed to assault and slapping in two different family and social situations: the first time when she is in a position of weakness and the second time when she is in a position of power.

PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION

Film exports/World sales: Gonella Productions

CAST

Kourosh Rahmani, Mahshid Abyar

MAIN CREDITS

Director: Kianoush Eslami
Screenwriter: Kianoush Eslami
Producer: Kianoush Eslami
Director of Photography: Milad Kheder
Sound: Hamid Reza Daiejanie
Editing: Milad Kheder
Sound Editing: Milad Kheder
Music Composer: Kianoush Eslami

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Genre: Drama
Language: Persian
Country of origin: Iran
Year of production: 2023
Total running time: 09:40
Shooting format: MP4
Color type: Colored
Aspect ratio: 16:9
Sound format: Stereo

AWARDS

Best True Story Film at the World Film Festival in Cannes 2025
Best Director at the Opi Soulplace Film Festival, Italy 2025
Best Short Drama Film at the Touchstone Independent Film Festival, USA 2025

FESTIVAL SELECTIONS

Ciputra Film Festival, Indonesia 2025
Selma Cinema Festival, USA 2025
Kobani International Film Festival 2025, Germany 2025
Festival de Cine Antigua 2025
Utsav International Film Festival 2025
Egyptian American Film Festival 2025
Selma Cinema Festival 2025
Short Spotlight Film Festival 2026
Various Artists Independent Film Festival 2025