Once Upon a Time, Abadan

Saturday, February 1, 2025

Special Events

  • Sat Feb 1 : 

    Q&A with Fatemah Motamed-Aria after the 7:00 p.m. show

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US Premiere!

Followed by a Q&A with actress Fatemah Motamed-Aria

In the early 2000s, a family living in Abadan on the Iran-Iraq border prepare for Persian New Year. With the

military conflict over the border tensions are already mounting, but with the father, Mosayeb, battling a drug

dependency, tensions reach a fever pitch. Soon though, an unexpected event risks everything.

Screening as part of Iranian Film Festival New York 2025

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  • Country Iran
  • Language Persian with English subtitles
  • Year 2021
  • Running Time 90 minutes
  • Format DCP
  • Director Hamid Reza Azarang
  • Cast Hirad Azarang, Amir Hossein Ebrahimi, Soheil Jamali, Fatemah Motamed-Aria, Elham Shafiei
  • Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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