“Evin is a present without a future”
Roya, an Iranian teacher imprisoned in Tehran’s Evin Prison for her political beliefs, is faced with a choice: make a forced televised confession or remain confined to her three-square-metre cell. As past and present slip out of sequence and exchange places, she moves between inner landscapes and lived experience.
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Cast
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Melisa Sözen
Roya
Known for
Winter Sleep
Who Were We Running From?
Maryam Palizban
Samira
Also in
Lantouri
Deep Breath
Hadmidreza Djavdan
Father
Known for
As Above, So Below
The Wakhan Front
Mohammad Ali Hosseinalipour
Interrogator
No other roles listed
Bacho Meburishvili
Doctor
No other roles listed
Gholamhassan Taseiri
Haji
No other roles listed
Babak Radmehr
Hassina Burgan
Known for
The Patience Stone
Mahnaz Mohammadi Director · Andrius Arutiunian Composer Ashkan Ashkani Cinematographer
First release February 14, 2026 · Produced in Germany, Luxembourg, Czechia, Iran · Production Europe Media Nest, Amour Fou Luxembourg
Production
PakFilm
Production
Europe Media Nest
Production
Amour Fou Luxembourg
Production
Filminiran
Production
Germany · Luxembourg · Czechia · Iran
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Languages
Original language
Persian
Spoken on screen
Persian
Release dates
Germany · February 14, 2026
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Germany · May 7, 2026
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
April 17, 2026 · Premiere · Persian Film Festival Australia
August 18, 2026 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
Ukraine
October 30, 2026 · Premiere · Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival
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