A silent child, a grieving sister, and fog so thick you can taste the sorrow.
Set in the pastoral mountains of northern Iran, eight-year-old Sahand has been rendered mute by the loss of his mother during the war. He is taken care of by his older sister as he struggles to process his trauma.
Cinematography
Fog and wind become characters—moody, oppressive, beautiful.
Acting
Payam Eris says everything without speaking a single word.
Direction
Talebi lets silence breathe; no hand-holding, just ache.
Director
Mohammad Ali Talebi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Talebi filmed in actual northern Iranian mountain villages, using non-professional locals and natural weather conditions—no artificial fog machines were used.
The film belongs to Iran's 'children and war' subgenre, where young protagonists bear adult grief—a cinematic tradition shaped by the Iran-Iraq war's generational trauma.
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