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2017 | Comedy-drama | English, Norwegian, Farsi | 16 min.

In a small village in the North of Norway a couple from Iran is visited by two Jehovah’s Witnesses. The Iranian couple, new to the country and eager to learn the language, invite them in.

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CAST
Elnaz Asgari
Ashkan Ghorbani
Marianne Lauritsen
Ole Jørgen Farstad

CREW
Director, writer – Armita Keyani
Cinematographer – Sverre Kvamme

1st assistant director – Sverre Matias Glenne
1st assistant camera – Birgitte Aarebrodt
Gaffer – Jostein Venås

Gaffer assistant – Martine Thon Bråthen
Sound – Magnus Haukaas, Franciska Seifert Eliassen
Scenography – Mali Galaaen Røsseth
Scenography assistant – Olivia Eastwood
Production assistant – Jesper Seip, Jona Kleinlein
DIT – Jona Kleinlein

Catering – Hamid Waheed
Editor – Armita Keyani

Made through Nordland College of Art and Film.

Festivals:
Tribeca Film Festival, USA, 2018.
RiverRun International Film Festival, USA, 2018
(winner of «Special Jury Prize» )
Chicago International Film Festival, USA, 2018.
Palm Springs International ShortFest , USA, 2018.
The Norwegian Short Film Festival, 2018.
Tromsø International Film Festival, Norway, 2018.
Athens film + video film festival, USA, 2018.
Sarasota Film Festival, USA, 2018.
Anchorage International Film Festival, USA, 2018.
Lillehammer International Student Film Festival, 2018.
Sofia Independent film festival, Bulgaria, 2017.
Portland Film Festival, USA, 2017.
North x North Festival, USA, 2019.
Oslove Film Festival, Norway, 2019.

.This film is inspired by true events.

Cast: Armita Keyani and Sverre Kvamme