Archive of films Zalava / Zalava
Iran
2021, 93 min
Section:
Midnight Screenings
Year: 2022
The Kurdish village of Zalava is home to evil demons. At least, that is what its inhabitants think, and so from time to time the village is witness to bloody conflicts with those presumed to be possessed by them. When local police sergeant Masoud wants to confiscate the villagers’ weapons and dares to call the shaman Amardan a charlatan and even to arrest him, this triggers a massive wave of ill will within the community that leads to unexpected casualties.
Synopsis
The Kurdish village of Zalava is home to evil demons. At least, that is what its inhabitants think, and so from time to time the village is witness to bloody conflicts with those presumed to be possessed by them. When local police sergeant Masoud wants to confiscate the villagers’ weapons and dares to call the shaman Amardan a charlatan and even to arrest him, this triggers a massive wave of ill will within the community that leads to unexpected casualties. Set against the backdrop of the Iranian revolution, Arsalan Amiri’s feature-length horror debut explores the dilemma between reason and intuition, tradition and modernity, individualism and social pressure. By its sinister nature, the mystery of Schrödinger’s demon will unsettle even the most skeptical viewers.
Natalia Kozáková
About the director
Arsalan Amiri. Filmography: Zalava (2021).
Contacts
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About the film
Barevný, DCP
Section: | Midnight Screenings |
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Director: | Arsalan Amiri |
Screenplay: | Arsalan Amiri, Tahmineh Bahram, Ida Panahandeh |
Dir. of Photography: | Mohammad Rasouli |
Music: | Ramin Kousha |
Sound: | Amir Hossein Ghasemi |
Editor: | Emad Khodabaksh |
Producer: | Samira Baradari, Rouhollah Baradari |
Production: | Touba Films |
Cast: | Navid Pourfaraj, Pouria Rahimi Sam, Hoda Zeinolabedin, Baset Rezaei, Shaho Rostami, Fereydoun Hamedi, Zahed Zandi, Saleh Rahimi |
Sales: | LevelK |