The Home

Ev

Genre

Drama

Director

Ashgar Yousefinejad

Run time

1h 18min

Cast

Ramin Riazi, Mohadeseh Heyrat

The debut feature by Iranian director, scriptwriter and producer Asghar Yousefinejad, „The Home“ has been already screened in his home country, winning the Best Film Award at the prestigious Fajr International Film Festival.

The story follows the aftermath of the death of an old man, the body of whom is brought back to his home where he lived with only child, Sayeh (Mohadeseh Heyrat). Sayeh is made responsible for organising the funeral that, according to the religion, should happen as soon as possible. While the house is packed with relatives who are ready to follow the rituals, Mr. Ahmedi (Gholamreza Bagheri) from the university hospital delivers the will of the dead man, which states that his body should be donated to the autopsy room of the medical college. Sayeh should follow her father’s wishes, but she doesn’t agree. This creates problems in the family, as they all try to change her mind.

Everything takes place in the region that borders with Azerbaijan and is shot in the Azeri language, which is quite rare, and as a result all the rituals that are depicted seem closer to Turkey and Eastern Europe than Iran.

„The Home“ is an excellent example of debut filmmaking. It is an old school chamber-drama, but with a modern twist that is escalated by sublime performances and quick dialogues. Not sentimental, but impressively sensitive.

(Vassilis Economou)

Genre

Drama

Director

Ashgar Yousefinejad

Run time

1h 18min

Cast

Ramin Riazi, Mohadeseh Heyrat

The debut feature by Iranian director, scriptwriter and producer Asghar Yousefinejad, „The Home“ has been already screened in his home country, winning the Best Film Award at the prestigious Fajr International Film Festival.

The story follows the aftermath of the death of an old man, the body of whom is brought back to his home where he lived with only child, Sayeh (Mohadeseh Heyrat). Sayeh is made responsible for organising the funeral that, according to the religion, should happen as soon as possible. While the house is packed with relatives who are ready to follow the rituals, Mr. Ahmedi (Gholamreza Bagheri) from the university hospital delivers the will of the dead man, which states that his body should be donated to the autopsy room of the medical college. Sayeh should follow her father’s wishes, but she doesn’t agree. This creates problems in the family, as they all try to change her mind.

Everything takes place in the region that borders with Azerbaijan and is shot in the Azeri language, which is quite rare, and as a result all the rituals that are depicted seem closer to Turkey and Eastern Europe than Iran.

„The Home“ is an excellent example of debut filmmaking. It is an old school chamber-drama, but with a modern twist that is escalated by sublime performances and quick dialogues. Not sentimental, but impressively sensitive.

(Vassilis Economou)

Info

Rating

(none)

Production year

2017

Global distributor

Iranian Independents

Local distributor

Pimedate Ööde Filmifestival MTÜ

In cinema

12/2/2017