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Poster for America

America

2018 · 19 min

A quiet, bittersweet chamber piece that lingers on separation and quiet despair, mixing gentle absurdity with a slow ache.

Directed by
Mehrnoosh Fetrat
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Fantasy
Starring
Mojdeh Daei, Reza Sheikh Ansari, Zara Molaei
Overview
An Iranian journalist couple wants to move to America to escape the difficulties of their country. The woman receives her visa but her husband doesn't. He stays in Iran and watches his wife find success on television and falls into a state of depression.

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Directed by
Mehrnoosh Fetrat
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Fantasy
Starring
Mojdeh Daei, Reza Sheikh Ansari, Zara Molaei
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • immigration
  • identity
  • ambition
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy, fantasy
Directed by
Mehrnoosh Fetrat
Written by
Mehrnoosh Fetrat
Starring
Mojdeh Daei, Reza Sheikh Ansari, Zara Molaei, Baset Rezaei, Modar Sakkour
Runtime
19 min
Languages
Arabic, Kurdish, Persian

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