Synopsis

Parviz is a man in his fifties who has lived his entire life in his father’s home and never held  a job. 

His days are spent in doing housework for his father and chores for the people of the residential complex in which they live.

This quiet routine suddenly comes apart with his father’s decision to remarry. He tells Parviz to move out and live in a place he has rented for him. 

When Parviz leaves the complex, the residents, who had previously cheerfully accepted his assistance, begin to treat him as a pariah.



Under these alien conditions, the normally mild-mannered Parviz begins to discover the more forceful aspects of his personality.  In discovering the violent power he can yield he begins to show his father and the other residents that they cannot cast him out of their lives so easily.

Cast: Levon Haftvan, Homeira Nonahali, Mahmoud Behrouzian, Ali Ramez

Director’s statement

‘Parviz’ is the continuation of the exploration that began in my last film, ‘Rainy Seasons.’ An exploration of a particular form of cinema and a portrayal of sections of urban life, the tensions and mundaneness of which form part of my society. I have tried to tell the story of an ordinary man who, as he discovers the destructive aspect of power, is transformed into a different person.

Festival debut:

* 60th San Sebastian IFF in Competition for the Kutxa-New Director’s Award within the New Director’s Section.

Award:

* Winner of : * Jury’s Special Mention Award* at the 60th San Sebastian IFF