In 1978, the inhabitants of a small village in Iran called Zalava claim there is a demon among them. Massoud, a young gendarmerie sergeant, who investigates this claim encounters an exorcist attempting to rid the village of the demon. When he arrests the exorcist on charges of fraud, the villagers fear and anger escalates. Massoud and his love interrest, a government doctor, soon find themselves trapped in a cursed house, surrounded by villagers who believe they are both possessed by the demon.
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- Original Title: Zalava
- Genres: Drama
- Production Year: 2021
- Country of Origin: Iran
- Language Spoken: Kurdish, Persian
- Duration: 93 min.
- Shot On: Digital
- Screen Ratio: 1:85:1
- Format: DCP
- Director: Arsalan Amiri
- Cast: Navid Pourfaraj, Pouria Rahimi Sam, Hoda Zeinolabedin, Baset Rezaei, Shaho Rostami, Fereydoun Hamedi, Zahed Zandi, Saleh Rahimi
- Director of Photography: Mohammad Rasouli
- Film Editors: Emad Khodabaksh
- Sound Editors: Amir Hossein Ghasemi
- Script Writers: Arsalan Amiri, Tahmineh Bahram, Ida Panahandeh
- Production Company: Touba Films
- Producers: Samira Baradari, Rouhollah Baradari, (Co-producer: Ruth Yoshie Linton)
- Composers: Ramin Kousha
- Financiers: Touba Films
Festivals
Zalava at festivals
2022:Edinburgh Iranian Film Festival, UK
Istanbul International Film Festival, Turkey
Fantasy Filmfest, Germany
WOW Film Festival, UK
Glasgow Film Festival, UK
Gothenburg International Film Festival, Sweden
2021:
Through the Looking Glass Film Festival, Italy
Chicago Critics Film Festival, US
Duhok International Film Festival, Iraq
Anomaly Film Festival, US
Morbido Fest, Mexcio
Hong Kong Asian Film Festival, Hong Kong
Sao Paulo International Film Festival, Brazil
Philadelphia FilmFestival, US
Fantastic Fest Austin, US
Toronto International Film Festival, Canada
Venice Critics Week, Italy
Awards:
Best Director (Arsalan Amiri) + Best Actor (Navid Farjzdadeh) - Duhok International Film Festival
Best Film (Next Wave section) - Fantastic Fest Austin
Grand Prix + FIPRESCI - Venice Critics Week
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