The Last Step (2012)

Original title

پله آخر

Directed by

Ali Mosaffa

Genre

drama film

Country

Iran

Runtime

1h 28m

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man confronts his past and relationships when he returns to his hometown. The story explores themes of mortality and personal reflection.

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What happens

The Last Step (Persian: پله آخر, romanized: Pelle âxar) is Ali Mosaffa's second feature film, following Portrait of a Lady Far Away (2005), featuring Leila Hatami, Ali Mosaffa, and Alireza Aghakhani. The screenplay was partly inspired by Leo Tolstoy's 1886 novella The Death of Ivan Ilyich and James Joyce's short story "The Dead". The film is considered one of the few independently produced features within Iranian cinema and gathered worldwide success after its world premiere at the 47th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in July, 2012. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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