“A Childless Village” by Reza Jamali

2022 · color · IR · AZ / EN · 81’ · In competition · Swiss premiere

Twenty years ago, in a remote village, an old filmmaker named Kazem made a film on the sterility of the women villagers, but in order to protect their dignity, the women stole the footages and burnt them. Now, after two decades, the villagers find out that the men are barren and there is nothing wrong with the women. With the help of his assistant, Kazem tries to record some interviews with the infertile men to unfold the truth…

THE DIRECTOR | REZA JAMALI

Born in Ardebil, Iran in 1978, Reza Jamali is a filmmaking graduate. After making a number of short films, presented and awarded at national and international film festivals, Jamali directed his debut feature film, OLD MEN NEVER DIE, which brought him the Spirits of Asia Award at Tokyo IFF and entered international festival circuits. A CHILDLESS VILLAGE is his second feature film.

CREDITS

Written and Directed by: Reza Jamali

Producer: Salman Abbasi

Executive Producers: Salman Abbasi, Reza Jamali

DoP: Abdollah Shokri

Editors: Amir Etminan, Homa Valizadeh

Music: Ali Maghazei

Production Designer: Rasoul Alizadeh

Sound: Abdolreza Heydari

Cast: Hamdollah Salimi (Moslem), Behrouz Allahverdizadeh (Kazem), Maryam Momen (Doctor), Safat Ahari (Samad), Naser Mohebi (Akbar), Velayat Khoubdel (Behbood).

Iran, 2022, Red Dragon, DCP, 2K, 24 FPS, Color, 2.39:1, 5.1, 81 mins and 47 secs.

Genre: Comedy

Themes: Women’s Rights, Superstitions, Rural Life, Metacinema

Language(s): Azeri