MALARIA
مالاریا

TIFF Bell Lightbox (Cinema 2) — Sunday, November 19th, 12:30PM

Malaria

Director and Screenwriter: Parviz Shahbazi
Producer: Masoud Radaei

Cast: Saed Soheili, Saghar Ghanaat, Azarakhsh Farahani, Azadeh Namdari

Year of Production: 2016
Running Time: 90 min
Language: Persian with English Subtitles
Section: Out of Competition

A young girl informs her father that she's been kidnapped and asks him to bring the ransom money. Panicked, her father and brothers go to Tehran to look for her. They are unaware, however, that the girl has in fact eloped with her boyfriend and now spends her time in the company of a band of street musicians. Following the arrest of the band leader and full of love for her boyfriend, the young girl descends an uncertain path...