Edition 24: 1–9 August, 2025

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Our Persian Rug

Iran, Netherlands
2010 — 51' / Color, Black & White

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Synopsis

Our Persian Rug depicts the perplexing memories of a young man who can’t forget his past. At the center of this family history is a Persian rug that the man’s grandmother once wove. Staring at this rug, he obsessively scans through photo albums to see which of his family members are lying and which ones are telling the truth.

Director Biography

Born in Tehran, Iran, and received his bachelors in Agriculture Engineering in 1995. He later studied filmmaking in Italy (1999) and Cultural Finance Formation in France (2005). He has worked as a film critic, screenwriter and producer.

Director

Massoud Bakhshi

Producer

Swaze Hartog

Cinematographer

Massoud Bakhshi

Editor

Alimohammad Ghasemi

Sound

Behrouz Shahamat

Contact

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