Underplayed Gems

Please Do Not Disturb (2010)

Please Do Not Disturb poster
Original title
Lotfan Mozahem Nashavid
Directed by
Mohsen Abdolvahab
Genre
anthology film
Country
Iran
Runtime
1h 20m
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Three separate stories follow different characters in Iran. Each segment focuses on personal moments and quiet tensions in everyday life.

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What happens

Please Do Not Disturb (Persian: لطفاً مزاحم نشوید, romanized: Lotfan mozahem nashavid) is a 2010 tri-segmented Iranian anthology film written and directed by Mohsen Abdolvahab, starring Baran Kosari in the lead role. It is produced and cinematographed by Mohammad Ahmadi. It is Abdolvahab's first full length feature film. It was critically well acclaimed and has won many accolades, including the Silver Award at the 18th Damascus International Film Festival. It was premiered at the 28th Fajr International Film Festival, and was internationally released in 2010 at 15th Busan International Film Festival in South Korea. It was screened at the 7th Dubai International Film Festival, and was the inaugural film at the International Film Festival of Kerala. It was also screened at the International Film Festival of India. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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