Bacho Meburishvili

Roya, an Iranian teacher imprisoned in Tehran’s Evin Prison for her political beliefs, is faced with a choice: make a forced televised confession or remain confined to her three-square-metre cell. As past and present slip out of sequence and exchange places, she moves between inner landscapes and lived experience.

A fairytale film about the spoiled New Year celebration, confronting reality, and viewing life from a new perspective. As Tbilisi, Georgia, prepares for New Year’s festivities, an 8-year-old boy loses a finger amid fireworks while being chased by a food delivery scooter.

A retired Georgian film star, used to playing heroic leads, embarks on a cathartic journey after a casting session with a young female director, who has offered him a supporting role of a bizarre and unsympathetic character in her debut film.