Divine Comedy

de Ali Asgari, Iran, 2025

Bahram is a 40-year-old filmmaker who has spent his entire career making films in Turkish- Azeri, none of which have ever been screened in Iran. His latest work, once again denied permission by the Ministry of Culture, pushes him to the edge of defiance. With his sharp-tongued, Vespa-riding producer Sadaf by his side, he embarks on an underground mission to showcase his film to an Iranian audience — dodging government censors, absurd bureaucracy and his own self-doubts.

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Divine Comedy
Titre
Divine Comedy
Réalisation
Ali Asgari
Pays
Iran
Année
2025
Scénario
Alireza Khatami, Bahram Ark, Bahman Ark, Ali Asgari
Montage
Ehsan Veseghi
Musique
Hossein Mirzagholi
Image
Amin Jafari
Son
Abdloreza Heydari
Costumes
Melika Rostami, Melika Gholami
Décors
Melika Gholami
Production
Seven Springs Pictures (Milad Khosravi), Taat Films (Ali Asgari) Kadraj, Zoe Films, Salt for Sugar Films Studio Zentral
Durée
98 min.
Interprètes
Bahram Ark (Bahram), Sadaf Asgari (Sadaf), Faezeh Rad (Frau Doktor), Mohammad Soori (Haranof), Milad Ashkali (der Prophet), Shahoo Rostami (Morteza), Hossein Soleimani (Rouzbeh), Amirreza Ranjbaran (Mamadali)

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«Ein komischer und sehr erhellender Einblick in die täglichen Widersprüche und moralischen Konflikte von Menschen, die versuchen, trotz der Auflagen der Zensur Kunst zu machen.» film-rezensionen

«Cineliterate, meta-textual and wryly sarcastic, the latest film by Ali Asgari is a free-wheeling, sharp-witted satire that unpeels seemingly endless layers of Iranian cultural bureaucracy […] the picture has a scrappy, off-the-cuff energy and an impish, defiant spirit. It makes a persuasive case that art – and laughter – are potent weapons in the struggle against oppression.» Screen Daily

«A sharp, funny, and crowd-pleasing work.» Next Best Picture

«Divine Comedy is a further showcase of Asgari's varied talent.» International Cinephile Society