The Silence

Synopsis

Fatma and her mother are Kurdish refugees in Italy. On their visit to the doctor, Fatma has to translate what the doctor tells to her mother but she keeps silent.

Director Biography

Ali Asgari was born in Tehran, Iran. He studied and graduated with a degree in cinema in Italy. He began his career as an assistant director. His short films were screened in more than 500 festivals around the world and won more than 100 international awards. “The Silence” is his first short film made outside of Iran. Farnoosh Samadi was born in Iran and graduated from the Fine Arts Academy in Rome. She started her career as a filmmaker at the Iranian Youth Cinema Society and after that she made some video installations. The Silence is her first short film.