International Panorama · 45th Edition
THE WITNESS
SHAHED
Director
Nader SAEIVAR
Country
Germany, Austria
Runtime
1 h 40 min
Language
Farsi
Synopsis
In Iran, Tarlan, a retired dance teacher, witnesses a murdercommitted by a prominent government figure. When thepolice refuse to investigate, Tarlan must choose betweenyielding to political pressure or risking her reputation andlivelihood to seek justice.
Cast
Maryam BOBANI, Nader NADERPOUR, Hana KAMKAR, Abbas IMANI, Ghazal SHOJAEI
Screenplay
Jafar PANAHI, Nader SAEIVAR
Producers
Said nur AKKUS
About the Director
Nader SaeivarBorn in 1974 in Tabriz, Nader Saeivar is an Iranian writer anddirector who started his career in 1992 with short films. In 2018he was awarded Best Screenplay in Cannes for 3 FACES (2018)alongside Jafar Panahi. In 2020 he made his feature directorialdebut with NAMO, which premiered in the Berlinale. His secondfeature, NO END, premiered at the Busan International FilmFestival in 2022. THE WITNESS is his third feature as a director.He teaches Cinema at various institutes and universities.
Screenings