What happens when we see an end before us? Death is a difficult topic for anyone. When there are final moments before us, there are as many ways to react as there are people. The films in this block tell the stories of people whose lives are coming to end.

A teenage girl is trying to cope with her father's death in a different way.

English

Wish The Clouds Weren't In The Cabinet! (Iran)

When an unhappy young boy discovers an older man quietly affixing painted eggshells to a disused wall in their neighbourhood, he begins to understand how even the smallest, strangest acts can leave behind something lasting.

English, French

Something Pointless (United Kingdom)

A mother dies. Her son, leaving Iran, faces unexpected challenges to bury her. Religious laws and government structures that have controlled women throughout their lives follow them even into death.

Burial Permit (Iran)

My Name is Name is an illustrated story that uses poetic language to tell the story of Name, a girl who symbolizes all children who have been forced to leave their homes because of war, violence, or persecution. Her journey is both a tale of loss and hope, of fear and the search for freedom. Through the power of literature and the sensitivity of the illustrations, this work invites us to reflect on the right to refuge, empathy, and social justice, reminding us that every story of displacement contains a deep desire for freedom.

My name is Name (Spain)

When their eight-year-old daughter falls into a coma after a tragic accident, Eva and David are torn apart by grief. David clings to hope, unwilling to let go, while Eva cannot bear to see her child suffer and takes matters into her own hands—igniting a gripping courtroom battle over guilt, mercy, and the limits of love

Thin Line (Germany)

Maryam, a 55-year-old painter, is forced to leave Iran after the harsh crackdown on the Woman, Life, Freedom movement. Years later, she returns to her childhood home and faces memories of her younger self and those difficult days.
As past and present collide, Maryam feels the pain of that time once again. This film is dedicated to Maryam Salimian, who took her own life after being banned from leaving Iran during the Woman, Life, Freedom movement.

Death Closes the Eyes (Iran)

In a dystopian society, Mariam, like all citizens, receives a government call precisely 24 hours before her predetermined death informing her of her final day.

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