DreamLab Movies Boards Satirical Iranian TIFF Title ‘Head to Head’

EXCLUSIVE: DreamLab Movies has boarded gross sales on satirical Iranian image Head to Head (Sar beh Sar) a few movie manufacturing wherein the male solid members are subjected to the strict costume guidelines utilized to girls in Iran, forward of its world premiere at TIFF.

Mixing darkish comedy with sharp social remark, the Iran-Germany co-production marks Ghasideh Golmakani’s first characteristic after a string of internationally screened quick movies exploring gender, energy and social taboos in Iran.

Set in up to date Iran, Head to Head follows an acclaimed feminine writer-director who makes the novel option to require males to put on skirts and headscarves for her newest movie. As the lads wrestle with warmth, restrictions, and wounded pleasure, rigidity swells and Bahar’s hopes for achievement are met with rising resistance.

The movie stars Mehrnoosh Satari, Saeed Naderi, Ebrahim Azizi (It Was Simply an Accident), Amir Hajimohammadi, Elaheh Farazmand and Lili Farhadpour (My Favourite Cake).

Golmakani additionally wrote and produced the characteristic, with David M. Lorenz serving as affiliate producer and Saba M. Rezaei as govt producer. Cinematography is by Amin Jafari, sound design by Alireza Alavian, manufacturing design by Melody Esmaeili and authentic music by Yoones Eskandari.

The director, who holds a PhD from the Sorbonne on Iranian girls filmmakers earlier than and after the Revolution, mentioned the movie grew out of years of reflecting on the place of ladies in Iranian cinema.

“Head to Head is rooted in years of observing the challenges girls face  in Iranian cinema. It isn’t solely a mirrored image on the scenario skilled by girls, but in addition an invite to male colleagues to replicate on what girls have had and nonetheless must endure with a view to proceed current on the cinema display screen,” she mentioned

Paris-based DreamLab Movies is dealing with worldwide gross sales and pageant technique.