Synopsis : Young swimmer, Omid (whose name means “Hope” in Persian), along with his mother, Leili, and uncle, Saadi, have each placed their individual fates on one vital upcoming swimming competition. In the days and hours before the meet, however, the consequences of failure become clear for each ‒ all of which falls heavily on Omidʼs shoulders as a responsibility he refuses to bear.
Festival History : Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Director :
Sadaf Foroughi
Producer :
Kiarash Anvari, Christina Piovesan, Sadaf Foroughi
DOP :
Amin Jafari
Editor :
Kiarash Anvari
Cast :
Leili Rashidi, Mehdi Ghorbani, Alireza Kamali, Benyamin Peyrovani
Sadaf Foroughi began her career in 2003, creating and producing short films, documentaries, and video arts. She co-wrote, produced, and starred in Kiarash Anvari's debut feature film ‘The Pot and the Oak’ (2017), which premiered at Rotterdam International Film Festival. Foroughi’s ‘Ava’ (2017) premiered at Toronto.