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Immortal (2015)

Immortal poster
Original title
ممیرو
Directed by
Seyed Hadi Mohaghegh
Genre
drama
Country
Iran
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An old man is consumed by guilt after a tragic accident kills his family. He repeatedly attempts to end his own life. The film follows his lonely struggle with remorse.

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What happens

Immortal (translit. Mamiro) is a 2015 Iranian film directed by Seyed Hadi Mohaghegh. The second feature film by Mohaghegh, it tells the story of an old man who tries to end his life repeatedly from guilt over the loss of his family in a tragic accident. World premiered at the 20th Busan International Film Festival in 2015 and described by the jury Sylvia Chang as "an extraordinary feat of visual storytelling, filled with emotion," it won the top prize for the New Currents competition section, as well as the FIPRESCI award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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