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ASAB KESHI

By Amin TOODEHROOSTA

ARTHOOD ENTERTAINMENT GMBH - as SALES All rights, World

Drama - Completed 2022

In an Iranian kindergarten where boys and girls are still allowed to attend together despite the strict Iranian laws, the curious little boy Roham falls in love with Rana and discovers the secrets of her complicated domestic life.

Festivals
& Awards

Rotterdam IFFR 2023
Tiger competition
FÜNF SEEN FILM FESTIVAL 2023
Istanbul Film Festival 2023
Weltfilmtage Thusis 2023
BENGALURU INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2023
Taipei International Film Festival 2023
Busan International Kids and Youth Festival 2023
Zagreb Film Festival 2023
    • Year of production
    • 2022
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • IRAN
    • Languages
    • FARSI
    • Duration
    • 91 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Amin TOODEHROOSTA
    • Writer(s)
    • Amir TOODEHROOSTA
    • Producer(s)
    • Amir TOODEHROOSTA
    • Synopsis
    • Under Iranian law, all schools are gender segregated, meaning that boys and girls are separated into different schools starting from the first grade. However, kindergartens are excluded from this law.
      Roham and several other children are in the same kindergarten. When Roham begins expressing curiosity about intimate male-female relationships, the kindergarten's principal hires a Muslim cleric to guide the children according to the Iranian school's religious and ethical standards. One day, Roham meets Rana, an introverted girl in his class. Soon, he discovers a dark secret in Rana's life involving her stepfather. But there are other children in this kindergarten and each of them has a story. This story is about the life of kindergarteners in modern Iranian society.