Underplayed Gems

The Passport (2018)

The Passport poster
Directed by
Hanieh Bavali
Country
Iran
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How it feels

A short film from Iran follows a person dealing with the process of getting a passport. The story shows the bureaucratic and personal challenges involved.

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What happens

The Passport is a 2018 Iranian short film written and directed by Hanieh Bavali. It won Creativity Award at A Show For A Change film festival in California and Audience award of Ongezien Kort festival in Belgium. also film was screened at many festivals in various cities of US and elsewhere. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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