ANY LUCK!
Development 2024 Canada
After the loss of his wife, Amir, a 35-year-old Iranian man, finds himself in limbo, living on a work permit in Canada and working unofficially at his brother Davoud’s bakery. With his return ticket to Iran looming, Amir suddenly insists on staying, baffling his brother and their mutual friend Maya. As Maya scrambles to help him find a legal path to stay, Davoud, stern and private, tries to push Amir out; not out of cruelty, but to keep a painful secret buried: Davoud is terminally ill, and he doesn’t want his brother’s pity.
But Amir already knows. He discovered the truth on his own and is quietly sacrificing everything, his job, his visa status, his future, for the chance to remain close. During a quiet moment by a lake, Amir asks Maya, “If I go back, are you going to take care of him after the chemo?” The question stops her cold, revealing he’s known all along.
Peace in Pain
Completed 2023 Canada
After Reza's disability caused by an accident, he tried to start a new life. In order to live, he had to witness and tolerate verbal, mental, and physical abuse his sister and wife experienced by the men in their society. He is backstabbed and hurt the most by those closest to him. He either has to fight with the laws of nature or make peace with them.
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Award
Couch Film Festival - Fall 2024
Nominees for Best Drama, Best Cast, Cinematography.
2023 - Canada, Ontario, Orillia.
Peace In Pain
He is the Producer and director for his first feature film, which he funded with his personal savings and co-produced with Abdolreza Kahani. The story takes place in Iran, but due to the denial of a film production license and his subsequent ban from working in the film industry in the country, he chose to shoot the film independently in Canada with a small crew. The film centers on a young woman with a disabled husband who must work to support their basic needs. However, because of her husband's disability, she is unable to leave him alone. To make ends meet, she rents one of her husband's friend's properties for parties, which provides them with both income and a place to live. Over time, however, she begins to feel unsafe and experiences a violation of her privacy from the surrounding men, prompting her to seek a new line of work.
Cast & Crew PEACE IN PAIN.
Abdolreza Kahani
Co-Producer
Fardin Khalatbari
Music
Alireza Alavian
Sound Design
David Moffat
Sound Recorder
Ali Aryana
Production Manager
Shima Monfared
Editor
Aryan Abbasnia
Reza
Elnaz Zarsazan
Nargess
Morvarid Alinejad
Nassim
Amir Zavosh
Morteza
Navid Edalati Fard
Shahryar
Nima Sadrzadeh
Abbass
Peace In Pain
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