The Witness

International Perspective

The Witness

Shahed

Iran 2024 Fiction cor 100 min.

In Iran, Tarlan is a retired dance teacher who witnesses the death of her friend Rana, murdered by her husband, an influential government figure. When the police refuse to investigate the crime, Tarlan must decide whether to succumb to political pressure or risk her life and reputation in the pursuit of justice.

Winner of the audience award of the Horizons Extra section at the Venice International Film Festival.

Iran crime friendship feminism international film festivals awarded films politics repression

direction

Nader Saeivar

screenplay

Jafar Panahi, Nader Saeivar

cinematography

Rouzbeh Raiga

editing

Jafar Panahi

sound

Abdolreza Heydari, Iman Bazyar

music

Karwan Marouf

cast

Maryam Bobani, Nader Naderpour, Abbas Imani, Ghazal Shojaei

production

Said Nur Akkuş, Silvana Santamaria, Arash T. Riahi, Sabine Gruber

co-production

Timur Savci, Emre Oskay, Seyda Akkuş

produced by

ArtHood Films, Golden Girls Films

co-produced by

Sky Films

world sales

Arthood Entertainment

contact

[email protected]

indicative rating

16