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2024 Iran, Islamic Republic of

Screening: 9th February 2026, 97 minutes

Audience: 132

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Follows the humdrum life of an Iranian widow who has an unexpectedly romantic encounter.  This portrait of a love story between two older people is a refreshingly different film that offers a fascinating insight into Iranian life today.

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Love Iranian films.
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Lovely film.
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Excellent and very touching.
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Brilliant acting and very emotional.
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Very droll.
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Best film for ages!
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Sweetly sad.
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Inevitable but moving. Well paced.
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Funny and sad - showed the loneliness of old age with tenderness and humour.
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A beautiful film. Love, laughter, loneliness and tragedy. 'A drink for the dead'.
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So near, yet so far, for both of them.
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Great film, learnt a lot about the Iranian culture.
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Fantastic film. Sad & happy. Very different.
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A delightful film, beautiful, at least they had a lovely night together.
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One of the very best films since I have been a member 2021.
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Just lovely - atmospheric and believable. Loved it.
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I especially enjoy films from other countries - especially Iran - an insight into the restrictions.
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A wonderful film with humour and an unexpected turn. Fabulous.
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Beautiful and funny with a heartwarming finish.
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A super film. Sad, funny and heart breaking all in one.
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My first Iranian film! Very touching, beautifully acted by the two leads. Lovely to see a lovely story - albeit with a sad ending - about older people! (I'm 68!)
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Loved it! Such a sad ending. I wasn't expecting it! Found the whole film heartwarming & joyful so was happy they'd found love after so long.
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A lovely feel good film - a sad ending but not harrowing as was expected. For most of it I had a smile on my face. And in the end it was all worth it even though they only had 1 evening together. Lovely!
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Wasn't expecting that end but the old boy did get his wish - he did not die alone. Surprised how forward the lady was. Moral - live to the full whatever your age.
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A great film this evening, and another triumph for the selection committee! How simple love can be when we don't complicate it and don't take Viagra! Beautifully acted and so simply told but with some very pertinent points made - Morality Police, for example.
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What a gentle, touching and deeply moving portrayal of loneliness and seeking comfort in human connection as we age. I loved it thank you
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Unusual setting. Great characters. Shame the ending was so sad.
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Thought provoking.
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Lyrical, different, enjoyable.
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Did not see that coming!
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Great film, very different but sad.
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Whimsical - well filmed.
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Happy & sad.
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Poignant & charming.
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Very sweet film. Why sad ending?
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Expecting the happy ending & then...
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Very emotional, simple - really enjoyed it.
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Beautifully acted. Amusing, sad, makes you treasure life.
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First Iranian film I've seen. Loved hearing the language. Such natural acting - felt I was looking in.
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Not sure what to say. Not what I was expecting. Loved the minutiae of her life.
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Lovely paced saga of love and longing.
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Shame it didn't finish happily.
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How sad! Thought it was going to be a happy ending.
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It was a really interesting insight into life in Iran.
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Good to experience another culture!
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Enjoyed the first 90% about finding happiness in old age but didn't like the ending much.
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Well, what a joyful film I thought at first. Then he died! Enjoyed it.
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Funny, harsh, tragic and good. I enjoyed it.
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So unexpected. The pace was different. Beautiful.
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Quite interesting, dragged on a bit at the end.
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I loved this film. It was very beautiful but was a bit shocked at the death (which was also beautifully managed).
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A very touching film, reflecting the international nature of the problems of xxx and isolation. Sensitively acted and gently filmed.
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A heartwarming film, even against the background of present day life in Iran. A sad ending, of course, but at least they had known laughter, affection, companionship - and Faramarz didn't die alone!
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Really touching film. Too close to the truth in parts.
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Held attention. Sad & sweet. Shame but not unexpected that he died.
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Certainly attention grabbing & interesting about Iran. But ugly fat & ugly woman! Sorry!
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So she's a stalker who kills the bloke she meets for a possible one night stand, sleeps with the body, then buries it. 30 years younger & the other sex & that'd have had a very different spin.
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Have I seriously just witnessed a geriatric date rape night - she was out to get him & indeed she did! Where were the morality police!!
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A bitter-sweet implausible story.
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Sorry, not my favourite. Didn't get it.
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Interesting film.
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Rather slow if poignant.
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Just as I thought a happy solution to a sad, hard problem... such a hard watch.
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Doors open 7:30pm, film at 8:00pm.
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