New Child

Nojanin (the original name of the film) tells the story of a shepherd man in an Azerbaijani-speaking village in Iran whose wife loses their unborn child during pregnancy. At the same time, one of his sheep gives birth to a dead lamb and becomes restless afterward. These two losses lead the man into a kind of emotional silence and isolation. Having lost the ability to connect with those around him, he buys a new lamb with the help of a local teenage boy and gives it to the mother sheep without a lamb. The arrival of this lamb becomes an occasion for a gradual relationship to develop between the man, the teenager, and eventually his wife. Through this experience, the man slowly encounters a new meaning of love, fatherhood, and relationship healing.
The film’s method is based on minimal storytelling, natural performances, and an emphasis on silence and atmosphere rather than dialogue. It is shot on real locations (Aladaghlar Mountains in Zanjan province of Iran) with mostly non-professional actors to deepen the feeling of honesty and emotional depth.
The goal of the film is to express the human need for emotional replacement and reconnection when facing grief and crisis. The gradual relationship between the man, the lamb, and the teenager reflects the path of acceptance, fatherhood, and inner healing.
The story is inspired by personal experiences and cultural elements of rural life in Iran, where animals and the essence of nature play a symbolic role in the process of emotional recovery.

Categories: Drama, Family