Hamed Aslani

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.

Three members of an extended Afghan family start their lives over in Iran as refugees, unaware they face a decades-long struggle ahead to be "at home".

A boy who hasn't yet gone to school has a sphere that he uses to see his own dreamy world. One day, he sees a deer through it and follows it into an abandoned school. But he doesn't know that it's a graveyard of children's dreams.

A 4-year-old boy is investigated by the police about his father's death.

A weird courtship ceremony.

It tells the story of an old musician who suffers from a mental crisis after the death of his wife and has an appointment by the sea.

An expedition goes missing in the snowy mountains, a man is found dead. As the investigation proceeds, a 15-year-old case, in which a sister of the dead man's friend was burnt to death, surfaces. Another body is found, and the mystery deepens.

One night a man's dream doesn't proceed as he ordered.The company that produces dreams tells him the fault has been occurred because of the similarity between his dream and a young girl's dream. They should spend a day in the company in order to solve the problem.