Wednesday 11th March
10am, 2.30pm, 5pm, 7.30pm
Political Thriller
Director Jafar Panahi
Iran
Persian/English Subtitles
103 mins
Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s twelfth feature film is an exquisite psychological thriller and a powerful critique of the tyrannical Iranian regime. Despite being filmed secretly in Iran, this suspenseful story is told with great economy and timely black humour to counterbalance the societal bleakness. Winner of the Palme d’Or at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.
It’s intense but rewarding, full of constantly surprising turns, unexpected moments of grace, and a final 10 minutes that will leave you breathless as Panâhi’s quietly potent point comes into clearer view. – Brett McCracken, The Gospel Coalition
It is a masterful turn from a filmmaker and his brave team, grappling with the ‘now’ in Iranian politics as well as the future, after the current regime has gone. – Jane Freebury,
The Canberra Times
