THE WEEPER / ZARZAN (Iran, 2024, 20′)

Wednesday October 1st, at 7 p.m., Cinema Massimo, Screen 3

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International title: The Weeper
Original title: Zarzan
Director, screenplay, production: Hamed Ghasemi
Photography: Keyvan Shabani
Sound: Amir Nakhjavan
Starring: Mahdokht Molaei, Shahoo Rostami, Talie Imani, Darab Dadashzadeh , Amin Mazaheri and Rojina Ebrahimi

In Iran, a woman takes on the role of “weeper” to get the approval of murder victims’ families. Between fiction and true pain, her recital unleashes tensions and unexpected truths.

Hamed Ghasemi (Iran, 1989). He did his Master’s degree in Theatre Direction and graduated at the Young Cinema Society of Iran’s Teheran branch. He is member of the Director of Iran’s Cinema Organization (ICO) and the Iranian Short Film Association (ISFA).

Filmography: Let Tonight Pass (sf, 2018), Chehelom (sf, 2019), CP (sf, 2019), The Weeper (sf, 2024).