Third Land

synopsis

A family of three from Iran has now spent thirteen years in exile in Turkey. Kian, Hamid and Hananeh left their homeland to escape the Iranian Revolutionary Guards. However, the promised asylum in the US remains a distant prospect, and even their last glimmer of hope is fading in the wake of the US elections. Director Farzad Khoshdast’s melancholic observational documentary captures their daily routine – from cleaning and working in a factory to visiting nightclubs and watching news reports of unrest in their homeland. The film thus offers an intimate insight into the lives of people trapped in a peculiar limbo, far enough from the state’s reach to be safe, yet too close to overcome their homesickness and build a new life.

“You’re right. We can’t go to the USA or anywhere else. What’s your plan?”

biography

Farzad Khoshdast (1978) is an Iranian director and visual artist from Mashhad. He studied architecture, graphic design and film. A defining moment for him was his personal encounter with and close friendship with Abbas Kiarostami, from whom he acquired a feel for a pure cinematic language.

film details

director:	Farzad Khoshdast
producer:	Kaveh Farnam, Dorri Rezaei
photography:	Alireza Behbahani
editing:	Babak Behdad
music:	Tansu Tümer
sound:	Sajad Khodakarami
sound design:	Arash Ghasemi

contact

Dorri Rezaei / Europe Media Nest
dorri@medianest.net