Between Dreams and Hope
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A trans man and his partner travel to a remote Iranian village to face his estranged father and obtain documents that would permit them to live authentically, in visionary director Farnoosh Samadi’s bold queer love story.
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Cast
7 people
Farnoosh Samadi Director · Salar Ardestani Cinematographer Siamak Karinejad Production designer
First release September 6, 2025 · Produced in Iran · Production Amerian Film, Road Film Company
Production
Navid Mohammadzadeh Production
Production
Amerian Film
Production
Road Film Company
Production
Iran
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Original title
Mian roya va omid
Original language
Persian
Spoken on screen
Persian
Release dates
Canada · September 6, 2025
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No release date listed for United States.
Australia
November 28, 2025 · Premiere · Brisbane International Film Festival
February 24, 2026 · Premiere · Mardi Gras Film Festival
April 17, 2026 · Premiere · Persian Film Festival Australia
Hong Kong SAR China
September 12, 2026 · Premiere · Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
South Korea
August 21, 2026 · Premiere · Seoul International Women's Film Festival
Taiwan
June 27, 2026 · Premiere · Taipei Film Festival
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