Beyond The Wall
(Beyond The Wall/شب، داخلی، دیوار)
Iran, 2022, 126 min
Written and directed by: Vahid Jalilvand
Producer: Ali Jalilvand
Cast: Navid Mohammadzadeh, Diana Habibi, Amir Aghaee, Saeed Dakh, Danial Kheirikhah, Alireza Kamali.
Synopsis:
Ali, a blind man, is attempting to commit suicide when he is interrupted by the concierge of his building.
He is informed that the police is in search of a woman who has escaped and hidden somewhere in the building. Little by little, Ali finds out that the fugitive woman, Leila, is inside his apartment.
After participating in a workers’ protest that led to chaos, she is distraught about her four-year-old son who was lost when she was taken in a police van. Gradually, Ali becomes emotionally attached to her. Wishing to flee reality, helping Leila becomes a refuge in his own world of imagination.
Director’s Bio:
Vahid Jalilvand was born in Tehran in1976. He is a graduate of Tehran University in Theater Directing. Jalilvand started his career as a theater actor and made his stage debut when he was only15. In1996, he started working in the Iranian State TV channels as an editor and then as a TV director. Later, he directed two home video series and more than30documentaries in social and industrial fields. He has directed and acted in many television series and plays.
“Wednesday, May 9”, his first feature was awarded FIPRESCI Prize and the INTERFILM Award for Promoting Interreligious Dialogue in Orizzonti Competition of Venice2015. “No Date, No Signature” was his second feature which was awarded the Best Director and the Best Actor in Orizzonti Competition ofVenice2017.
“No Date, No Signature” was nominated as Iran’s representative to the91st Academy Awards for the Best Foreign Language Film,2019. “Beyondthe Wall” is Vahid’s third feature.
FESTIVALS & AWARDS:
Nominee Best Film, Venice Film Festival 2022.
Nominee Best Performance (Navid Mohamadzadeh), Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2022.
Nominee Best Screenplay (Vahid Jalilvand), Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2022.
Nominee Best Film Award, Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival 2022.
