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Faranak

2021 · 16 min

A quiet, bittersweet slice of urban loneliness where small kindnesses between strangers carry unexpected weight.

Directed by
Mehrnoush Alia
Genres
Drama
Starring
Mojdeh Daei, Ebrahim Azizi, Mirsaeed Molavian
Tagline
A dog that is stuck in the middle of her owner's divorce finds an unlikely friendship with an Uber driver.
Overview
Fired from his job, behind on his rent and abandoned by his wife, a burnt-out Uber driver gets an unusual passenger.

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Directed by
Mehrnoush Alia
Genres
Drama
Starring
Mojdeh Daei, Ebrahim Azizi, Mirsaeed Molavian
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
None
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Mehrnoush Alia
Written by
Mehrnoush Alia
Starring
Mojdeh Daei, Ebrahim Azizi, Mirsaeed Molavian
Runtime
16 min
Country
Iran
Languages
Persian

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