Pari

Pari, an Iranian mother in her 40s, lands in Athens to visit her son, but quickly discovers he is nowhere to be found. Pari’s search for her son will follow his rebellious footsteps, taking her on a journey from the darkest corners of the city and the hidden depths of her soul to her ultimate freedom

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Direction: Siamak Etemadi

Script: Siamak Etemadi

Cinematography: Claudio Bolivar

Editing: Panos Voutsaras

Sound: Boris Trayanov, Vincent Sinceretti, Jan Schermer

Music: Avia

Actors: Melika Foroutan, Shahbaz Noshir, Sofia Kokkali, Argyris Padazaras, Lena Kitsopoulou, Dimitris Xanthopoulos, Kimonas Kouris

Production: Heretic

Producers: Konstantinos Kontovrakis, Giorgos Karnavas

Co-production: Le Bureau, TopKapi, The Chouchkov Brothers, Bord Cadre Films, Biokon, Greek Film Centre

Co-producers: Gabrielle Dumon, Frans van Gestel & Laurette Schillings, Boris Chouchkov, Dan Wechsler & Jamal Zeinal Zade, Dimitris Kontovrakis

Sets: Elena Vardava

Format: DCP

Color: Color

Production Country: Greece, France, The Netherlands, Bulgaria

Production Year: 2020

Duration: 111'

Distribution in Greece: Heretic

Contact: Heretic, Ioanna Stais ioanna@heretic.gr

Siamak Etemadi

Siamak Etemadi was born in Tehran and moved to Athens in 1995. He studied Cinema and worked extensively as assistant director in various films, TV series and documentaries. His short film Cavo d’Oro premiered at Locarno Film Festival in competition in 2012. Pari is his first feature film.