A.N.A
Festival Year:
2025
Director: Ajac Kalantar (Ali Kalantari)
Producer: Fariba Arab
Screenwriter: Ajac Kalantar (Ali Kalantari)
A metaphor for the moral patrol of Iran’s police and the nightmarish atmosphere of government control. We code everything. We name everything. This is their goal. In a hidden space beneath the transparent shell of reality, a girl named Rosha meets them on an ordinary day.
Rosha: You were waiting all morning for me to come out?
Male expert: We know everything.
… Moments later, they call her Niki amid the girl’s screams