Untimely

Because of a leave not granted, a dispute between the soldier Hamin and his superior has fatal consequences. Hamin is doing his military service on a watchtower on the picturesque border between Iran and Pakistan. He can hardly wait to get a day off to attend his sister's wedding celebration, but he gets into an argument with his superior. Up on the watchtower, Hamin remembers the last few years with his sister and everything that has happened since they were children together. "Past, present and dream flow into each other in UNTIMELY, interweaving into a psychoanalytical stream of images in which the inner self of the protagonist Hamin manifests itself. It is a stream full of visual stimuli, beguiling, poetic, a cycle of elements too." (EPD Film)

Keywords

  • Award Winning
  • Creatives: Debut Films
  • déjà-vu FILM
  • Politics: Human Rights
  • Screen: Iran
  • Storyline: Coming of Age
  • Childhood
  • family
  • psychology
  • work

Actors

  • Iman Afshar
  • Ayoub Afshar
  • Mousa Afshar
  • Shayan Afshar

Director

  • Pouya Eshtehardi

Drama


1h 17min


16+

FA


DE

Iran
2020
In this Iranian debut feature, the dilemma of a young soldier unfolds into a visually stunning coming-of-age story spanning several time levels.

In this Iranian debut feature, the dilemma of a young soldier unfolds into a visually stunning coming-of-age story spanning several time levels.


Because of a leave not granted, a dispute between the soldier Hamin and his superior has fatal consequences.


Hamin is doing his military service on a watchtower on the picturesque border between Iran and Pakistan. He can hardly wait to get a day off to attend his sister's wedding celebration, but he gets into an argument with his superior.


Up on the watchtower, Hamin remembers the last few years with his sister and everything that has happened since they were children together.


"Past, present and dream flow into each other in UNTIMELY, interweaving into a psychoanalytical stream of images in which the inner self of the protagonist Hamin manifests itself. It is a stream full of visual stimuli, beguiling, poetic, a cycle of elements too." (EPD Film)

Cast & Crew