Canadian Premiere
A pharmacy owner attempts to delay the suicide of the only midwife in town until after his pregnant wife gives birth.
Supported by
Community Partner
Bakhtiyar Panjeei, Osveh Sadeghi, Maryam Boubani
Iran
2023
In Kurdish (Sorani) with English subtitles
Indigenous & Community Access
Credits & Director
Producer
Payam Kurdistani, Bahman Rezaei
Screenwriter
Payam Kurdistani
Cinematography
Behrouz Badrouj
Editor
Hamid Najafiradi
Production Design
Amin Jahani
Payam Kurdistani
Payam Kurdistani is a Tehran-based independent filmmaker originally from Iranian Kurdistan. He’s a classic-movie enthusiast but also has a liking for experimentation with cinematic form. His long familiarity with fiction, which includes writing short stories since he was a teenager, has shaped him as a director who mostly prefers to adapt from literature. Payam considers himself a part of Kurdish cinema and is on a quest to bring a fresh expression to it — one that breaks with the naturalist, rural style characterizing Kurdish film and resonates more with an international audience.
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