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The Friend's House Is Here

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Within Tehran's underground art scene, two young women create a blissful world of freedom and sisterhood. When their creative community is exposed, they must fight to protect each other.

Critics Reviews

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David Fear Rolling Stone 21h
The fact that Keshavarz and Ataei’s extraordinary slice of life under a repressive regime had to be smuggled out of the country in order to play in Park City only underlines the importance of free expression as a form of resistance. Amazing. Go to Full Review Robert Daniels RogerEbert.com 6d
This is a powerful film about the importance of performance that perceptively knows what it wants to be and approaches its artistic goals with confidence and defiance. Go to Full Review Tomris Laffly Variety Jan 29
Shot entirely in secret like recent Jafar Panahi films, and paying homage to Abbas Kiarostami in the title, Hossein Keshavarz and Maryam Ataei's film is both freshly contemporary and rooted in history. Go to Full Review Cody Dericks Next Best Picture 1d
7/10
In both the story the film tells and its very existence, "The Friend’s House is Here" represents an act of beautifully constructed and inspiring defiance. Go to Full Review Frank J. Avella The Contending 2d
A-
it’s especially bracing to see a film that honors the importance of artistic freedom by blurring the lines between life and art. Ataei and Keshavarz have created a cinematic performance art mosaic with their debut feature... Go to Full Review Sean P. Means The Movie Cricket 4d
3.5/4
Bahram and Mana deliver a twinned pair of strong performances, as the oh-so-serious Pari and the vivacious Hanna work to keep their artistic voices and their cluster of collaborative friends intact. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Hossein Keshavarz

Director

Maryam Ataei

Director

Mahshad Bahram

Actor

Hana Mana

Actor

Farzad Karen

Actor

Zohreh Pirnia

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Movie Info

Synopsis Within Tehran's underground art scene, two young women create a blissful world of freedom and sisterhood. When their creative community is exposed, they must fight to protect each other.
Director
Hossein Keshavarz, Maryam Ataei
Producer
Hossein Keshavarz, Maryam Ataei
Screenwriter
Hossein Keshavarz, Maryam Ataei
Production Co
Alma Linda Films
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Persian
Runtime
1h 36m