Experiencing Interruptions?

Gorilla

The film deals with the issue of illusion or reality from the perspective of a couple. We follow Sarah, a young girl who is hallucinating her boyfriend, also due to taking pills! The film takes place over the course of 2 hours, when Sarah is returning home and her boyfriend Rozbeh is leaving for the airport. However, when Sara realizes that someone is trying to harass her, a new challenge is faced by the arrival of a mysterious box with a gorilla doll in her house. Is Sara really delusional? Is hearing suspicious sounds due to taking pills or are all the events real? What will happen to Sarah if her boyfriend made a mistake?

  • Salar Amjadi
    Director
  • Salar Amjadi
    Writer
  • Salar Amjadi
    Producer
  • Maedeh Bahrami
    Key Cast
    "Sara"
  • Salar Amjadi
    Key Cast
    "Ruzbeh"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes 56 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 10, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Country of Filming:
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Language:
    Persian
  • Shooting Format:
    Sony - Slog
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Fifth Film and Photo week
    Tehran
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
    February 26, 2024
    Official Selected
Director Biography - Salar Amjadi

Salar Amjadi is an young first time filmmaker, from Tehran, Iran. This is the first short film written and directed by Salar. In 2023 Salar had his directing and writing debut at a Iranian Youth Cinema Society production. Prior to this, Salar has worked as a Director Assistant with both fiction, advertisement and documentaries. He is very fond of the horror genre
and has worked as an director / actor.

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Director Statement

Improving the level of the horror genre in Iranian shortfilms.