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International Competition · 47th Edition

Inherited

Madarzad

Director

Morteza Alizadeh

Country

Iran

Runtime

1 h 39 min

Language

Persian

Premiere

World Premiere

Synopsis

Mina has been sentenced to death for murder. With little time left before her execution, she attempts to harm herself to delay it, but fellow inmates and prison guards intervene. A prison trustee tells her that the only way to postpone her execution is to become pregnant.

Cast

Mina Sadati, Pantea Panahiha, Pedram Sharifi, Saber Abar.

Screenplay

Morteza Alizadeh.

Producers

Mahood Babaei.

About the Director

Born in 1990, he graduated from the Screenwriting Program at Bamdad International House and the Filmmaking Program at the Iranian Youth Cinema Society (IYCS).

Screenings

Fri 13 Nov · 16:30 – 18:08 Opera House - Grand Hall
Sat 14 Nov · 17:00 – 18:38 Zawya Cinema 2
Sun 15 Nov · 18:00 – 19:38 Vox – Mall Masr (12)