An exiled Iranian filmmaker, denied permission to make his film, secretly turns to children to capture the voices of a new generation, risking everything to explore love, identity, and freedom in a society determined to silence them.
B I F F 2025
BUSAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
OFFICIAL COMPETITION
In a small provincial Iranian town, the children work hard to support their families. One day nine-year-old Yahya and his friend Leyla find a precious statue. Sharing a passion for cinema, Yahya's boss Naser Khan (Reza Naji) decides to help them find the owner.
BAFTA SCOTLAND WINNERS 20233
Best Feature Film
UK's OFFICIAL ENTRY TO THE
ACADEMY OSCAR 2023
AFGHANISTAN OFFICIAL ENTRY TO THE
ACADEMY OSCAR 2015
Janan, a woman from Afghanistan, travels to the UK for artificial insemination. Cultural, religious, and moral complications explode when William, a medical sciences student working in the clinic, switches the donor's semen for his own.