Mahoor Mirshakkak

While making a film about the Israeli-Palestinian war, an Iranian filmmaker is thrust into it himself. He is forced to flee Tehran with his family, and his political essay transforms into a twelve‑day diary of survival, exile and identity.

After Ali suddenly leaves home, he and Simin separately try to find the reason for this separation before their memories are permanently faded.

"Lowland" is the result of 5 years, daily communication with those who lived on the outskirts of Tehran, Saeed's dumpsite, and collected recyclable garbages of Tehran.

Streets and places in Tehran are full of names that have changed over time with the emergence of various ideologies, and this has an impact on the collective identity of the people and the city...