Oblivion Season

Butterfly in the Wind

Butterfly in the Wind is a story of the struggle of a woman who has just been released from the prison. She's without refuge and oppressed by her husband. Her only hope is to find her ...

6 AM

Sarah is leaving Teheran for three years to study for her doctorate in Canada. Her flight is at 6 am. After an emotionally fraught final dinner with her family, she heads to an impromptu farewell party at her friend Farida’s apartment, intending to go straight to the airport afterwards. That plan implodes, however, when the morality police swoop in. Drinks are emptied, musical instruments hidden and women put on their overcoats, while Sarah is seized with terror that they will all be arrested – and she, of course, will miss her plane. Mehran Modiri, Iran’s popular satirist, who also has a chilling cameo as a police hostage negotiator, proves here that he is just as at home with a nail-biting drama.

The Freeway

When an ex-lover pours acid on a clergyman and his fiancé, the clergyman and his brother-in-law kill the man in an incident.

Elixir and Dust

ran is on the verge of civil revolution. The airport is closed and all international flights are canceled. There are so many people trying to leave Iran with the last flight: a wounded protester with his wife, a young man longing to go to France to search for his fiance;, a nomad - an old man carrying top secret documents for the revolutionaries abroad, a young clerg...

Elephant in the Dark

Jalal Amin is the main character in the story, an old garage owner whose brother Hussein is studying in Germany. On his return, Hussein brings the latest model for the glory of a Benz car. Without Hussein's knowledge, criminal networks have inserted heroin in his car and are looking for it after the car enters Iran. Hussein is killed by criminals and Jalal confronts them to avenge him.

Reyhane's Freedom

Soheila, whose husband is executed for murder, is sexually assaulted by her brother-in-law after her husband's death. On the night when Soheila is planning to escape from Tehran, her brother-in-law comes to her house, and they get into a drunken fight. Escaping from his hands, Soheila flees to the rooftop, where the brother-in-law loses his balance and falls to his death. Soheila is arrested, and the husband's family demands revenge. A court is convened, and Soheila is sentenced to the death penalty.

Consternation

Wind of Change

When Sara wakes up in the morning, she finds out that her husband is missing. She and her teenage daughter are left without anyone to rely on. Along with one of the neighbors, they begin desperately seeking him. In a journey from the heart of darkness into the light, would they become resilient heroes of their own stories?