Avalanche

Bahman

Fiction, Drama

Synopsis

Homa, a highly appreciated and respected senior nurse working in a private hospital is offered a 10-day nightshift for a single patient, an old lady. From the first night on and throughout her 10-day nightshift it snows constantly and heavily. The immediate consequence of this sudden and complete change in her everyday life is insomnia and all which it does to an insomniac.

Director

Born in 1986, Morteza Farshbaf holds an BA in Cinema from Tehran’s University of Art. He’s been involved in filmmaking since he was 18 and he made his first short film, “Halloween” in 2004. His next short films are: “The Carpet” (2005), “Taxi” (2006), “Flakey” (2007) and “The Wind Blows Where It Wants” (2008). Mr. Farshbaf attended Abbas Kiarostami’s workshops and collaborated with him in several film projects. He made his debut feature film, “The Mourning”.

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