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Boomerang

Shahab FOTOUHI
2024 83 min Germany, Iran
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Synopsis

A stunning, vibrant picture of modern Tehran

One day, as they cross the street, Minoo starts flirting with Keyvan, a stranger. They soon become very close. Minoo’s mother Sima, meanwile, is weary of her marriage to Behzad, a relatively secretive man whose wanderings we gradually come to discover. As the gap between the adults widens, the two young people experience the first instants of a lovely relationship.

Over the course of a week, Boomerang subtly weaves its way through a web of intra-familial relationships, unspoken words and mundane—and therefore fascinating—conflicts, painting along the way a singular picture of Tehran, between a dying world and the brilliance of a new generation.

Cast/Avec

  • Arash Naimian
  • Leili Rashidi
  • Ali Hanafian
  • Yas Farkhondeh

Screenplay

  • Shahab Fotouhi

Cinematographer

  • Faraz Fesharaki

Sound

  • Tobias Adam

Music

  • Panagiotis Mina

Production

  • New Matter Films
  • Coproduction : Rainy Pictures
  • Zohal Films 

Screenings

Tuesday 11 March 2025 14:00
Lieux : Cinémathèque
Audio : Farsi
Subtitles : English
Screening : Public Screening
Saturday 15 March 2025 13:30
Lieux : Cinémathèque
Audio : Farsi
Subtitles : English
Screening : Public Screening

Shahab FOTOUHI

Shahab FOTOUHI
Shahab FOTOUHI

Shahab Fotouhi was born in 1980. Between 2008 and 2010 he studied fine arts at the Städelschule in Frankfurt. His exhibitions and video works have been shown worldwide in various prestigious institutions, including New Voices at the Barbican Centre, London, 7th Taipei Biennale and 11th Istanbul Biennale. Between 2010 and 2015, Fotouhi was the co-founder and co-organiser of the artist initiative and collective Kaf in Tehran. Boomerang is his first feature film.

Filmography

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