Terrestrial Verses backdrop
Terrestrial Verses poster
Trailer
Terrestrial Verses
7.4
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1h 17m
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2023
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Released
Overview
A satirical take on the mundane absurdities of life in modern-day Iran, these nine vignettes illuminate the lighter side of enduring under authoritarian rule. Whether choosing a name for a newborn, graduating from grade school, getting a driver’s license, applying for a job, or seeking approval for a film script, if you live in Iran, you best come fluent in Orwellian discourse. Progressing along a rough timeline from birth to death, each story is shot in a static camera angle as a single petitioner negotiates with an authority figure hovering just outside of frame, who is practiced in the language of doublespeak.

Cast
Majid Salehi poster
Majid Salehi
Siamak
Gohar Kheyrandish poster
Gohar Kheyrandish
Mehri
Farzin Mohades poster
Farzin Mohades
Ali
Sadaf Asgari poster
Sadaf Asgari
Sadaf
Hossein Soleymani poster
Hossein Soleymani
Farbod
Faezeh Rad poster
Faezeh Rad
Faezeh
Bahram Ark poster
Bahram Ark
Young Father
Servin Zabetian poster
Servin Zabetian
Aram
Arghavan Shabani poster
Arghavan Shabani
Selena
Ardeshir Kazemi poster
Ardeshir Kazemi
100-year-old man
Babak Karimi poster
Babak Karimi
(voice)
Behnaz Jafari poster
Behnaz Jafari
(voice)
Sara Bahrami poster
Sara Bahrami
(voice)
Reza Behboudi poster
Reza Behboudi
(voice)
Kiumars Moradi poster
Kiumars Moradi
(voice)
Paria Yaghoubi poster
Paria Yaghoubi
(voice)
Shaghayegh Faryad Shiran poster
Shaghayegh Faryad Shiran
(voice)
Tofigh Heidari poster
Tofigh Heidari
(voice)
Ali Asgari poster
Ali Asgari
(voice)
Alireza Khatami poster
Alireza Khatami
(voice)

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