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The holy fork is the only tool they have for saving their life. The mother has this fork. This fork was inherited from an ancestor.

The family with a cruel mother and her two daughters and two sons, sitting behind the desk in the darkroom without any chance for entering a beam of light though. The location and time are not clear. They are waiting to eat.
The mother is starting to eat. She finished her food and choose the children one by one with the fork she has in her hand. Children must eat the food that is a small piece of potatoes. They have to consider the tradition in their eating.
One of the sons drops the fork suddenly and the result is severe punishment for him. Mother lost the only weapon she has. The fork! All of them look at each other without saying something.
Meanwhile, one of the girls take the fork she hid out of her pocket. The union of the children lead to the substitution of her with her mother. The fountain of cruelty will disappear in this way.

  • Siavash Memarzadeh
    Director
  • Siavash Memarzadeh
    Writer
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    fantasy, drama
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes 4 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 25, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    2,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Country of Filming:
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Language:
    Persian
  • Shooting Format:
    digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Siavash Memarzadeh

Siavash Memarzadeh has a master degree in cinema. He has covered acting courses under the supervision of well-known lecturers. He continues his career as an actor in the cinema and theater.
Here are some of his works in theatre:

1.Rostam and Sohrab 2008
2.The man who had no lips 2010
3.Near the city theater 2013
4.The man who became a beetle 2014
5.Show me 2015
6.Flip Hoots is very angry 2016

In turn, he had some experience as
a presenter in TV programme called "the hour of juvenile".

He played in some short films.
In the end, he recently played in the film :

The last fist 2018

that is shown in all Iranian cinemas.

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Director Statement

But the reason why I decided to make this film was the way we are living in this historical period. Abruptly this story comes to my mind and motivates me to make this film. Regarding this, I can pursue my old dream, which is to unfasten the fake tabu and reach freedom.
I have been working as an actor in theatre and cinema. Although I have an academic background in cinema, I haven't thought about making a film because being an actor and playing is always been my priorities that is a specific place that I can discover myself.
They haven't seen the outside of this home. The pressure they are tolerating is like a fire under ashes that needs just a spark. At the right moment in this film after dropping the holy fork from the children's hand this matter occurred and the dictator will be unarmed.
I named this film " Asab koshi" because the children in this film accept the dictatorship. They were punished and suppressed, nobody heard their complaints. They can't feel anything. The minimum things they are looking for were the things they need to survive. They assume they have to deal with this mechanical situation to have this chance to survive.
The unity occurs among children. They talk and devastate the dictatorship with their perfect unity.
This is the dream that I have had in my mind and because of that, I made this film.
The child who is replaced by that dictator open the window, which is closed for many years, with the key belongs to the dictator. After opening the window, light, freedom and beauty come to this home. The thing they are deprived of from. Hope will be an integral part of this home.