Tonight is Not a Night For Dying


A young man falls from the balcony and noone knows the reason why
by Ali Asgari
Persian
04 Min / No regions

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A 4 minute single shot, this gripping Iranian film is point of view of a man who falls from a building and life is slowly ebbing out of him. It's clear that the people don't know him nor they know how he fell.

For a lot of screen time we see faces filled with horror, curious for a while and then leaving. We are constantly made aware that the man is naked and the moment his body is covered, its a relief for the conservative society. This single static shot with the single swooning crane up, at the end, which could be a gimmick becomes stark and significant as it reveals the reason of his death.

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