Director
Ali Behrad
Starring
Leila Hatami, Mehrdad Sedighian
Run Time
78 mins
Release Year
2022
Country of Origin
Iran
Language
Farsi
Director of Photography: Alireza Barazande
Exec Producer: Reza Bahramirad
Editor: Emad Khodabakhsh
Produced by: Javad Noruzbegi
Music: Alireza Afkari
Screenplay by: Ali Behrad
UK PREMIERE
Imagine (Tasavor)
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Echoing The Before Trilogy in its romantic portrayal of the ephemeral, Ali Behrad’s directorial debut explores the platonic relationship between a taxi driver and the lively passenger he is doomed to love from afar. Shot almost entirely from inside a car and anchored by a beautifully nuanced performance by Leila Hatami (of A Separation fame), this minimalistic two-hander investigates Iranian gender, social and class dynamics through a tender tale of star-crossed lovers. [15]