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The Pain

La Douleur

France, Iran
2015 — 15' / Color

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Synopsis

A man suffers from a toothache. He is waiting at the dentist's office but all the other patients pass right in front of him. The man is not allowed to go in for an unknown reason. But once he understands why the doctor refuses to take him in, the man becomes furious and decides to take off. The doctor is relieved. For a while.

Director Biography

Graduated from Tehran and Roma & after being ass director, Ali ASGARI made his 1st short in 2011. He took part of the Berlinale Talent Campus in 2013, the same year when is 3d film was selected in the official competition in Cannes. His last film was premiered in Venice in 2014.

Director

Ali Asgari

Producer

Olivier Chantriaux

Cinematographer

Iman Tahsin

Editor

Iman Tahsin

Sound

Mehrad Abolghasemi

Vahid Moghadasi

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