“Invasion” is the result of a group work in collaboration with individuals who are each of the best in their field. A collection of unparalleled actors, all coming from theater, and behind-the-scenes footage. For me, as the creator of this film, there is no concession unless I have had the chance to bring together such a group. That’s why I do not get an excuse to imagine that I could have done a better job of this movie. I did what I thought, and if there is a shortage in the film, it’s about me and my words.



The “Invasion” is a mix of my favorite cinematic worlds. It’s a complex that made the complex world and I hope that this world doesn’t feel hard to understand and penetrate for the spectator. I know that there are many ways to enter the hard wall.

I wanted to thank the most important members of the group in this note but each name follows other names. This group is like a chain linking up. So, I write only that my biggest fear is not to find all this power in the future films. But no. I just have to raise my head up a little bit and look at them. They are just around the corner.

Shahram Mokri (born 17 August 1978) is an Iranian film director and screenwriter. He graduated from Soore University with a Bachelor of Film and Television in Directing. His film, Fish & Cat was shown at the 70th Venice International Film Festival and won the special orizzonti award for innovative content. He was nominated for the 2013 Asia Pacific Screen Award for Achievement in Directing for Fish & Cat. For his short film The Dragonfly Storm, Mokri won Best Director at the 2007 Noor Iranian Film Festival. (aecinema.org)