30/5 — 5/6/2024
64th International Film Festival
for Children and Youth

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Section: Panorama

The The Ocean Behind the Window (2020) 12

Iran | 2020 | 91 min.

Life is hard on a little-known, remote island. Teenage Borhan wants to relieve the hardship by promoting the island to tourists. He gathers a group of islanders and holds a carnival of traditional music and theatre. Life in the island starts to improve as more and more tourists come to visit. However, an unexpected problem is on its way.

CountryIran
Year2020
Duration91 min
Rating12
LanguagePersian
SubtitleCzech, English
Directed by Babak Nabizadeh
Screenplay Babak Nabizadeh
Director of Photography Hamid Mehrafrooz & Hafez Ahmadi
Music Mohammad Fereshteh Nejad
Edited by Mahmood Qolami & Morteza Moshiri
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Biography

Iranian director, screenwriter and producer. He studied theater and drama literature. He has collaborated on many feature films. He himself directed short films that were presented and awarded internationally. He made his debut with the feature drama The Ocean Behind the Window (2020).

Teenagers, Friendship, Children with parents, Courage, Tradition, Religion