More Than Two Hours (Bishtar az do saat)
Bader - ages 18+
Ali Asgari / Short Narrative / Iran / 2013 / 15 min / Colour / HDCAM
In Persian / Arabic, English subtitles
Interests: Women, Drama, Youth
Qatar Premiere
Rated: Mature subject matter. Not suitable for minors. Individuals under the age of 18 are not admitted into cinemas.
Synopsis
In Competition
An ailing young woman desperately seeks urgent medical attention, but the law stands in her way. Set during a single evening and featuring no score, ‘More Than Two Hours’ is a claustrophobic, gripping odyssey – and a matter-of-fact look at an extremely sensitive issue. Presented at the Cannes Film Festival and at numerous other festivals, it has won several awards worldwide.
About the Directors
Born in 1982 in Tehran, Ali Asgari studied cinema in Italy. He began his career as an assistant director and worked on 10 feature films and more than 30 short films. His shorts have been screened at numerous film festivals around the world. In 2013 he was an alumnus at the Berlinale Talent Campus.
Credits
- Director
- Ali Asgari
- Screenwriter
- Ali Asgari, Farnoosh Samadi
- Producer
- Sasan Salour
- Editor
- Esmaeel Monsef
- Cinematographer
- Amir Aliweysi
- Production Company
- Khaneye 8 Film Production
- Sound
- Vahid Moghadasi
- Cast
- Taha Mohammadi, Shahrzad Ghasemi, Roshanak Haghighat Talab, Safoora Kazempoor