Under the Shady Oak

Best Short Fiction Hossein Allahyari Iran, Fiction, Persian (Farsi), 00:27:40

A nomadic tribe of Iranian indigenous people, migrating in harsh snowy conditions, is faced with a violent storm and blizzard. Lohrsab, in a difficult choice, must decide between saving his father or his wife and son. According to the customs of the nomadic tribes, he entrusts his father to nature by leaving him in a shelter.

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Film block: FICTION / ON MANHOOD AND THE MALE EXPERIENCE

Screening:

Saturday 28-06-2025 / 19:00

Palace of Culture Pernik, Hall 1

Language Persian (Farsi)
Country Iran
Genre Fiction
Cinematographer Mohammad Khamis Abadi
Scriptwriter Hossein Allahyari
Producer Hossein Allahyari
Music Nader Mashayekhi, Behzad Vahidzadeh
Editor Nader Mashayekhi, Behzad Vahidzadeh
Cast Amin Sherbaf, Fathollah Taheri, Yousef Safari Bakhtiari, Parham Gholamloo
Year of creation 2024
Duration 00:27:40

Director Hossein Allahyari

Hossein Allahyari is an Iranian independent film director and screenwriter. After graduating with a Master's degree in cinema major from Tarbiat Modares University, Hossein began his career as an assistant director, working with renowned Iranian filmmakers.

Assistant director on feature films in Iran, provided him with invaluable insights into the filmmaking process. In addition to his work as an assistant director, Hossein has also written screenplays and directed plays and short films in Iran. His short films, A Mirror, The Whimper and existence, have won awards at international film festivals.