“SIAVASH”

SYNOPSIS: Rock musician Siavash is set to play in his band’s first live show,
when he decides to visit the tomb of his father–killed in the Iran-Iraq
War–to seek his blessing. After the concert is a success, a friend
reveals that Siavash’s father was not martyred in the war but instead
has returned to Tehran with other POWs. Distraught and confused, the young musician turns to his photojournalist girlfriend for help and support.

Director: Saman Moghadam

The directorial debut of popular filmmaker Saman Moghadam (Maxx, Cafe Setareh), this groundbreaking drama captures the mood of Iran just after the Iran-Iraq war in which a younger generation of Iranians was less fervent about religion than their parents and more concerned with leading a peaceful life.
Originally banned by authorities, the film pushed against the barriers of censorship by featuring rock music, which was discouraged in Iran, and by
showing public interaction between young men and women.

“[Moghadam is] a filmmaker of considerable subtlety….”
LOS ANGELES TIMES

Nima Pictures & Iranian Film Society Presents a Hedayat Film Production “SIAVASH” a film by Saman Moghadam
Hediyeh Tehrani, Ali Ghorbanzadeh, Mehdi Khayami, Rahman Bagherian, and Ramin Rastad Director of Photography: Shahriar Asadi Editing: Zhila Ipakchi
Producer: Morteza Shayesteh Written and Directed by: Saman Moghadam