Beyond the Wall
By Vahid Jalilvand
Leila, a young woman on the run, is hiding in the flat of Ali, a visually-impaired man. The two strangers, like wounded animals, begin to befriend each other in this gripping huis-clos. The relationship that the characters develop also becomes a refuge where their past, fragmented between fantasy and reality, is gradually revealed. Presented in competition at the Venice Film Festival, "Beyond the Wall" embarks on a cinematic tour de force that is nothing short of a powerful allegory about the police state and freedom.
Festivals: Venice Film Festival 2022, International Competition
Section Competition - Fiction
Original language(s) Farsi
Subtitle(s) French & English
Liberties & DemocracyMiddle East
- Director(s)
- Vahid Jalilvand
- Writer(s)
- Vahid Jalilvand
Casting
- Navid Mohammadzadeh
- Diana Habibi
- Amir Aghaee
- Saeed Dakh
- Danial Kheirikhah
- Alireza Kamali
World sales
- The Match Factory
Production
- Ali Jalilvand
Cinematographer
- Adib Sobhani
Music
- Olafur Arnalds
- Mohammadreza Shajarian
Sound
- Dariush Sadeghpour
- Mahmoud Kashani
- Alireza Alavian
Editor
- Vahid Jalilvand
- Duration
- 126'
- Year
- 2022
- Production country
- Iran
- Status
- Swiss Premiere
Saturday 11 March
18:00
Grütli - Salle Langlois
sold out - in case of cancellation, tickets will be put back on sale before the screening
Saturday 18 March
21:00
Grütli - Salle Simon
sold out - in case of cancellation, tickets will be put back on sale before the screening
Sunday 19 March
18:00
Grütli - Salle Simon
sold out - in case of cancellation, tickets will be put back on sale before the screening
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