3 Faces

Friday, March 8 - Thursday, April 18, 2019

Well-known actress Behnaz Jafari is distraught by a provincial girl’s video plea for help — oppressed by her family to not pursue her studies at the Tehran drama conservatory. Behnaz abandons her shoot and turns to filmmaker Jafar Panahi to help solve the mystery of the young girl’s troubles. They travel by car to the rural northwest where they have amusing encounters with the charming folk of the girl’s mountain village. But the city visitors soon discover that the protection of age-old traditions is as generous as local hospitality…

Official selection: Iranian Film Festival New York

• Country Iran
• Language Persian/Azerbaijani with English subtitles
• Running Time 100 minutes
• Director Jafar Panahi
• Writer Jafar Panahi, Nader Saeivar
• Editor Mastaneh Mohajer, Panah Panahi
• Cinematographer Amin Jafari
• Cast Behnaz Jafari, Jafar Panahi, Marziyeh Rezaei, Maedeh Erteghaei, Narges Delaram

IFC Center does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. In addition to the synopses, trailers and other links on our website, further information about content and age-appropriateness for specific films can be found on Common Sense Media, IMDb and DoesTheDogDie.com as well as through general internet searches.