“Fire is my child”
Babak, an Iranian student in Greece, doesn't show up to welcome his visiting parents at the Athens airport. Pari and her older husband, both devout Muslims abroad for the first time, are ill-prepared to search for their son in an intimidating and alien environment. All their attempts to find a clue that might lead them to him prove to be in vain and they soon reach a dead end. But Pari can't give up looking for him, even when returning to Iran seems like her only choice. Following the steps of her rebellious son in the darkest corners of the city, she will exhaust her inner strength to achieve more than a mother's search for her missing son.
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Melika Foroutan
Pari
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Siamak Etemadi Director · Pierre Aviat Composer Claudio Bolivar Cinematographer
First release February 25, 2020 · Produced in Bulgaria, Greece, Netherlands, France, Switzerland · Languages English, Greek, Persian
Production
Bord Cadre Films
Production
Chouchkov Brothers
Production
Le Bureau
Production
Heretic
Production · Distribution
Topkapi Films
Production
Bulgaria · Greece · Netherlands · France · Switzerland
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Persian
Spoken on screen
English · Greek · Persian
Release dates
Germany · February 25, 2020
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama)
Greece · July 16, 2020
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
December 4, 2020 · Premiere · Persian Film Festival Australia
Austria
June 4, 2021 · Premiere · Crossing Europe Linz Film Festival
Brazil
October 27, 2020 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
Bulgaria
September 24, 2020 · Premiere · Golden Rose Bulgarian Feature Film Festival
Croatia
November 11, 2020 · Premiere · Zagreb Film Festival
Italy
January 24, 2021 · Premiere · Trieste Film Festival
Russia
August 23, 2020 · Premiere · On The Edge East International Film Festival
South Korea
June 18, 2021 · Premiere · Pyeongchang International Peace Film Festival
United Kingdom
November 14, 2020 · Premiere · Amplify Film Festival
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