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Empty Nets

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Twentysomethings Amir and Narges have found what feels like true love in their hometown by the coast of the Caspian sea. But in today's Iran that's far from enough to build a life together, and they are forced to keep the relationship secret. To win over Narges' upper class family and pay an appropriate dowry, Amir needs money, and he needs it fast. With his back against the wall, Amir finds work at a local fishery, where he is drawn into the dangerous but lucrative business of black market caviar smuggling. As Amir's values are compromised by the illegal underworld, Narges stalls for time and tries to delay the arranged marriage her parents are planning for her. Can their love, hopes and dreams survive the tightly knit web of tradition, corruption, and social hierarchy that continues to rule over the lives of a new generation in Iran?

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Guy Lodge Variety This is a confidently quiet, elegiac first feature from Iranian-German writer-director Karamizade 鈥� who brings a certain European arthouse sheen to a story otherwise steeped in the stark modern tradition of Iranian social realism. Jul 6, 2023 Full Review Wendy Ide Screen International A piercing, powerful debut from Behrooz Karamizade, Empty Nets shines a light on the economic realities of Iran for young people who can barely afford to dream, let alone live. Jul 5, 2023 Full Review
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Behrooz Karamizade

Director

Hamid Reza Abbasi

Amir

Sadaf Asgari

Narges

Keyvan Mohammadi

Omid

Ali Bagheri

Rahim

Mojtaba Bahmani

Masoud
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Synopsis Twentysomethings Amir and Narges have found what feels like true love in their hometown by the coast of the Caspian sea. But in today's Iran that's far from enough to build a life together, and they are forced to keep the relationship secret. To win over Narges' upper class family and pay an appropriate dowry, Amir needs money, and he needs it fast. With his back against the wall, Amir finds work at a local fishery, where he is drawn into the dangerous but lucrative business of black market caviar smuggling. As Amir's values are compromised by the illegal underworld, Narges stalls for time and tries to delay the arranged marriage her parents are planning for her. Can their love, hopes and dreams survive the tightly knit web of tradition, corruption, and social hierarchy that continues to rule over the lives of a new generation in Iran?
Director
Behrooz Karamizade
Producer
Ansgar Frerich, Eva Kemme, Uschi Feldges
Screenwriter
Behrooz Karamizade, Behrooz Karamizade
Production Co
Living Pictures Production, Basis Berlin Filmproduktion, Arte, Das Kleine Fernsehspiel, Rainy Pictures
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Persian
Runtime
1h 41m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)