PÖFF30 | Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | 6-22 november 2026 | Cinema Artis
On the outskirts of Tehran, a modest family faces the imminent destruction of their home as a result of a vast redevelopment project. While Rashid, the father and a prison guard, is being accused of corruption, he discovers that his eldest daughter, Ensi, is secretly planning to leave Iran to become a model. As the bulldozers draw ever closer, the tensions within the household start to rise.
“For several years, I chose not to make films under the restrictive and censorial conditions of my country. In that silence, I kept asking myself: can one truly speak of freedom when the very tools of storytelling are controlled? Now, I have decided to make a film without compromise, a film about lost freedom, about women whose bodies are not their own, about choices buried under fear and imposed destiny.” - Mohsen Gharaei, director
The film premiered in the Orrizonti competition section at the Venice Film Festival.
In cinema 11/8/2026
PÖFF: Falling House
مراقب
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Genre
Drama
Director
Mohsen Gharaei
Run time
2h 10min
Cast
Laleh Marzban, Farhad Aslani, Rima Raminfar
Genre
Drama
Director
Mohsen Gharaei
Run time
2h 10min
Cast
Laleh Marzban, Farhad Aslani, Rima Raminfar
PÖFF30 | Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | 6-22 november 2026 | Cinema Artis
On the outskirts of Tehran, a modest family faces the imminent destruction of their home as a result of a vast redevelopment project. While Rashid, the father and a prison guard, is being accused of corruption, he discovers that his eldest daughter, Ensi, is secretly planning to leave Iran to become a model. As the bulldozers draw ever closer, the tensions within the household start to rise. “For several years, I chose not to make films under the restrictive and censorial conditions of my country. In that silence, I kept asking myself: can one truly speak of freedom when the very tools of storytelling are controlled? Now, I have decided to make a film without compromise, a film about lost freedom, about women whose bodies are not their own, about choices buried under fear and imposed destiny.” - Mohsen Gharaei, director The film premiered in the Orrizonti competition section at the Venice Film Festival.
On the outskirts of Tehran, a modest family faces the imminent destruction of their home as a result of a vast redevelopment project. While Rashid, the father and a prison guard, is being accused of corruption, he discovers that his eldest daughter, Ensi, is secretly planning to leave Iran to become a model. As the bulldozers draw ever closer, the tensions within the household start to rise. “For several years, I chose not to make films under the restrictive and censorial conditions of my country. In that silence, I kept asking myself: can one truly speak of freedom when the very tools of storytelling are controlled? Now, I have decided to make a film without compromise, a film about lost freedom, about women whose bodies are not their own, about choices buried under fear and imposed destiny.” - Mohsen Gharaei, director The film premiered in the Orrizonti competition section at the Venice Film Festival.
Info
Rating
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Production year
2026
Global distributor
CAA Media Finance
Local distributor
Pimedate Ööde Filmifestival MTÜ
In cinema
11/8/2026