180 Degree Rule, 2020. Directed by Farnoosh Samadi. Starring Sahar Dolatshahi, Pejman Jamshidi, Hassan Pourshirazi and Mohammad Heidari. SYNOPSIS: In the wake of a traumatic event, a mother becomes trapped in a rapidly unravelling web of deceit. Everyone does strange things in the wake of trauma. That’s something with which we can all sympathise. And […]
2020 BFI London Film Festival Review – 180 Degree Rule
180 Degree Rule, 2020. Written and directed by Farnoosh Samadi. Starring Sahar Dolatshahi, Pejman Jamshidi, and Hassan Pourshirazi. SYNOPSIS: A school teacher from Tehran is preparing to attend a wedding in northern Iran. When her husband suddenly forbids her to go, she makes a choice that will place her on a painful path to atonement. […]