Stop Over

Synopsis

A modest Athens apartment has become a terminal of lost souls to illegal Iranian immigrants seeking transit to a better life in the West. Hosted by the generous Amir, himself an immigrant, these shipwrecked men and women are marooned in a dehumanizing limbo while they try to obtain the forged documents and smuggler contacts that will allow them safe passage to their ultimate destinations. Most started out able-bodied, educated and with some means, but false promises and outright swindles have left them stranded in a hostile situation.

Director Biography

Kaveh Bakhtiari was born in Tehran, and grew up in Switzerland, where he moved at the age of 9. His film studies at ECAL in Lausanne (1999-2003), Bakhtiari first drew attention with his first short film, “The Suitcase” (2007), which was selected for and has won awards in many festivals around the world...