The Crowd

Friday, 12 June 2026, 7.00 pm

Drama | Iran 2025 | 70 mins.
Directed by: Sahand Kabiri
Starring: Keyvan Mohammadi, Razieh Mansouri, Shoja Giahi, Baset Rezaei, Rambod Motallebi, Dorsa Shirazi, Javid Ghaem-Maghami, Aram Tahmasebi, Katayoun Saleki, Mohsen Khoeiniha, Faraaz Modiri

Raman is about to leave Tehran to study abroad. His friends are planning a farewell party – but what is taken for granted elsewhere is forbidden in Iran. The gathering is therefore organised in strict secrecy. At the same time, personal conflicts and insecurities within the group come to the surface.

With a keen sense of the realities of young people’s lives, director Sahand Kabiri explores themes of friendship, farewell, freedom and the desire for a self-determined life. The debut film was shot in just twelve days in a dynamic, collage-like style that captures the spirit of Generation Z and millennials in Tehran.

“A touching tribute to those who are leaving and those who have left.”
– Olivia Popp, IFFR

Admission €8.20

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Saeed Nouri (*1974 in Teheran) studierte Film in Teheran, gründete 2014 das Wings of Desire Institute, promovierte in Frankreich, drehte Kurz- und Dokumentarfilme, forschte zu iranischen Filmemachern, und sein aktueller Film feierte 2025 in Rotterdam Weltpremiere.

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