Project Description

Feature Fiction/ 70 Minutes/ Iran/ 2025

Logline:

A group of Gen-Z/Millennial friends plan a goodbye for their friend, while coming face-to-face with, but pushing back at, patriarchal realities.

Sahand Kabiri presents a personal portrait of middle-class young adult life in contemporary Tehran: vibrant and defiant.

Olivia Popp- IFFR Website

 

Original Title: Jama’at
English Title: The Crowd

Genre: Drama

Language: Farsi

 

Director, Screenwriter and Producer: Sahand Kabiri

Cinematography: Hamed Hosseini Sangari

Editing: Mohamad Najarian, Shafagh Abosaba

Sound Design: Amirhossein Ghassemi

Cast:
Keyvan Mohammadi, Razieh Mansouri, Shoja Giahi, Baset Rezaei, Rambod Motallebi, Dorsa Shirazi, Javid Ghaem Maghami, Aram Tahmasebi, Katayoun Saleki, Mohsen Khoeiniha, Faraaz Modiri

 

Festivals and Awards:

International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2025– The Netherlands/ World Premiere

Istanbul Film Festival 2025– Turkey/ Winner of the Special Jury Prize

Seattle Internatonal Film Festival 2025– US Premiere

 

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The Crowd by Sahand Kabiri