Somewhere in the outskirts of Tehran a small factory illegally employs Afghan asylum seekers, who live with their families in old containers or modest shacks in nearby shanty towns. Saber, a young Iranian worker, secretly meets Marona, daughter of Abdolsalam, an Afghan worker. A love story unfolds, the conclusion of which no-one can foretell.
Directed by: Jamshid Mahmoudi
Production Year: 2014
Country: Iran, Afghanistan
Length: 90 minutes
Credits
Director: Jamshid Mahmoudi
Screenplay: Jamshid Mahmoudi
Cinematographer: Morteza Ghafouri
Editor: Sepideh Abdolvahab
Composer: Sahand Mehdizadeh
Production Designer: Abtin Barghi
Visual Effects: Majid Yousefzadeh
Make-Up: Navid Farah-Marzi
Sound Designer: Amir Hossein Ghasemi
Cast
Saed Soheili
Hassiba Ebrahimi
Nader Fallah
Alireza Ostadi
Masoud Mirtaheri
A Few Cubic Meters of Love
Iran, Afghanistan | 2014 | 90 min | Unclassified 15+
SYNOPSIS
Somewhere in the outskirts of Tehran a small factory illegally employs Afghan asylum seekers, who live with their families in old containers or modest shacks in nearby shanty towns. Saber, a young Iranian worker, secretly meets Marona, daughter of Abdolsalam, an Afghan worker. A love story unfolds, the conclusion of which no-one can foretell.
FESTIVALS
Winner of: GOLDEN CAMEL For Best Director - 7th Jaipur IFF
Winner of BEST Cinematography Award - 7th Jaipur IFF
Winner of Best Outstanding International Feature ReelWorld IFF
19th Busan International Film Festival
50th Chicago International Film Festival
26th Palm Springs International Film Festival
22nd Prague International Film Festival
58th San Francisco International Film Festival
41st Seattle International Film Festival
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