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Numb

2023 · 91 min

A quiet, observant film that immerses you in a child's limited world, slowly revealing the weight of adult realities with a melancholic, earnest tone.

Directed by: Amir Toodehroosta
Genres: Drama
Starring: Ayhan Shaygan, Shabnam Dadkhah, Nora Hanifeh Zadeh

Overview: This time the action is restricted to a kindergarten, a world seemingly far removed from real life in Iran. Pre-school is the first and last time boys and girls can learn together freely before entering the strictly segregated education system. Much like the dog in Toodehroosta’s well received first feature Paat (2013), six-year-old Roham plays the often silent witness to the actions unfurling around him. As his curiosity grows, the complicated real lives of the other pupils start to unravel.

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Directed by: Amir Toodehroosta
Genres: Drama
Starring: Ayhan Shaygan, Shabnam Dadkhah, Nora Hanifeh Zadeh

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
coming-of-age
isolation
family
education
Places: school
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	0
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	9
Romance	0
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Amir Toodehroosta
Written by: Amir Toodehroosta
Starring: Ayhan Shaygan, Shabnam Dadkhah, Nora Hanifeh Zadeh, Rayan Razmi, Kiana Mehdi Abadi, Mojdeh Daei
Cinematography: Soroush Alizadeh
Runtime: 91 min
Country: Iran
Languages: Persian

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