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Directed by Hossein Shahabi.
A race against the clock thriller, The Bright Day weaves through the streets and back alleys of Tehran as a woman and her driver have six hours to track down a witness willing to testify in court to save a man’s life. As details about the case and her motivations gradually emerge, so too does writer-director Hossein Shahabi’s sharp commentary on the meaning of justice and love in contemporary Iran.
Screenwriter: Hossein Shahabi. Cinematographer: Mohammadreza Sokoot. Editor: Shima Monfared. Cast: Pantea Bahram, Mehran Ahmadi.
Blu-ray, b/w, in Persian with English subtitles, 86min.
