Proxima Competition 2023 / Maade tarik / Iran 2023
An actor and actress are brought together during a casting for a mainstream film. They don’t get the roles, so they decide to make their own film instead. This will be a movie which defies the censorship rules, a film in which anything goes, and its makers won’t be held back by anything or anyone. The pair become a threesome when they get hold of a cameraman and director named Ziya, and the enchanting adventure can now begin. A burglary (the movie has to be financed somehow) marks the start of not only the shoot, but also a joyride, a game and a celebration of friendship and film. Dark Matter is a latter-day nod to the French New Wave and likewise a highly contemporary piece that reminds us why films are both a joy to make and to watch.
Anna Kořínek
83 min / Color, Black & White, DCP
World premiere
Director Karim Lakzadeh
/ Screenplay Karim Lakzadeh
/ Dir. of Photography Karim Lakzadeh
/ Sound Amin Behrouz Zadeh
/ Editor Karim Lakzadeh
/ Art Director Karim Lakzadeh
/ Producer Arash Jooyandeh
/ Cast Mahdis "Shaadab" Mahdiyar, Iman Sayyadborhani, Keivan Parmar, Raha Soleimani
/ Contact Arash Jooyandeh
Karim Lakzadeh (1986, Iran). Selected filmography: The Gambler (Ghomarbas, 2015, short), A Girl in the Room (Dokhtari dar mian e otagh, 2016, short), Redhead (Kalle sorkh, 2017), Dark Matter (Maade tarik, 2023).
Arash Jooyandeh
E-mail: [email protected]
Karim Lakzadeh
Film Director
Arash Jooyandeh
Producer
Mahdis Mahdiyar
Actress
Raha Soleimani
Actress
Keivan Parmar
Actor
Iman Sayyadborhani
Actor
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