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Eight O'clock

Eight O'clock poster
Directed by
Mostafa Gholami
Elsewhere
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How it feels

An old man named Hamed, affected by Alzheimer's disease, regresses to his younger self and asks his wife to marry him again. The film explores this personal moment within the context of Iranian social customs.

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What happens

Eight O'clock is a 2021 Iranian short film with a social theme, directed, and co-produced by Mostafa Gholami. The film deals with the social issues of Iranian culture. The film is about an old man named Hamed who returns to his youth due to Alzheimer's disease and comes to propose to his wife. Eight O'clock was nominated for the best film at the up-and-coming Int Film Festival in Hanover, Germany. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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