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ZALAVA

Arsalan Amiri

2021
93 min.
Fiction

Synopsis

In 1978, the inhabitants of a small village called Zalava claim there is a demon among them. Massoud, a young gendarmerie sergeant, arrests an exorcist attempting to rid the village of the demon. The villagers’ anger escalates. Massoud soon finds himself trapped in a cursed house, surrounded by villagers who believe he is possessed by the demon.

Director

Arsalan Amiri

Born in Kurdistan, he holds a BA in film directing and an MA in dramatic literature, both from the University of Tehran. As a screenwriter, he has co-written, among others, Nahid (2015), presented at Un Certain Regard. Zalava is his debut feature film.
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Technical sheet

ZALAVA
Section
Noves Visions
Iran. 2022
93 min

Director
Arsalan Amiri

Writers
Arsalan Amiri, Tahmineh Bahram, Ida Panahandeh

Cinematography
Mohammad Rasouli

Editor
Emad Khodabaksh
Production countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Languages
Kurdish
Persian
Subtitle languages
Anglès, Castellà, Català

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