Dark Matter
MAADE TARIK
Karim Lakzadeh
82 MINS / PERSIAN / IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF / 2023/ DRAMA
Synopsis
An actor and actress are brought together during a casting for a mainstream film. They don’t get the roles, so they decide to make their own film instead. This will be a movie which defies the censorship rules, a film in which anything goes, and its makers won’t be held back by anything or anyone. The pair become a threesome when they get hold of a cameraman and director named Ziya, and the enchanting adventure can now begin. A burglary (the movie has to be financed somehow) marks the start of not only the shoot, but also a joyride, a game and a celebration of friendship and film. Dark Matter is a latter-day nod to the French New Wave and likewise a highly contemporary piece that reminds us why films are both a joy to make and to watch.
Cast & Crew
CAST:
Shadab Mahdiar
Keyvan Parmar
Iman Sayyad Borhani
Raha Soleimani
WRITER:
Karim Lakzadeh
PRODUCER:
Arash Jooyandeh
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY:
Karim Lakzadeh
EDITOR:
Karim Lakzadeh
Director's Biography
Karim Lakzadeh studied in a theater school and came to Tehran to start his undergrad studies in Cinema. Karim started his work by making several short films such as The Gambler and participated in some reputed film festivals such as FIFF. His feature film Red Head has competed in the Mannheim-Heidelberg film festival, as well as his last feature film which participated in Fantaspua Festival in 2021. He is an independent filmmaker and he prefers alternative fiction and multi-genre forms of storytelling. A common experimental taste can be seen in his works throughout these years.
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