The Night Even though making this as an Iranian film was important to me, I still wanted to make a movie that connects with people around the world, Kourosh Ahari says of his first feature film.
From the early stages of crafting his debut feature
The Night, Kourosh Ahari envisioned a tale of fear, loss and discovery that anyone from any part of the world could relate to. Even though making this as an Iranian film was important to me, I still wanted to make a movie that connects with people around the world, Ahari shares of the mostly Farsi-spoken film. It s a very universal theme and story that everyone, whether Iranian or not, can connect to because it s talking about the human condition that s shared among all of us around the world.
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In the eerie Iranian horror film, The Night, Babak (Shahab Hosseini, of The Salesman ), Neda (Niousha Jafarian) and their baby, Shabnam (Leah Oganyan) check into the Hotel Normandie to get some rest. But that soon proves impossible and not just because Babak is suffering from a throbbing toothache. The guests are repeatedly disturbed by knocks at their door, noises from above, and even a voice whispering Mommy. When Babak takes Shabham to get some milk, he experiences an unusual encounter that unsettles him. Is Babak dreaming this nightmare, which gets worse the family is unable to leave the hotel as the night goes on?
Screenshot: IFC Midnight
The Hotel Normandie’s buzzing neon sign isn’t the only thing keeping Babak (Shahab Hosseini) and Neda (Niousha Jafarian) awake in
The Night, Kourosh Ahari’s nerve-shredding new psychological horror thriller. After a night out with friends, the fraying couple find themselves beset by mysterious voices, frantic knocks, and strange visions after settling into the eerily vacant hotel. And, in this
A.V. Club exclusive clip, a visit from a police officer offers them neither comfort nor answers. Here’s a synopsis:
The Night is a psychological thriller that follows an Iranian couple, Babak and Neda, and their one-year-old daughter, Shabnam. Returning home from a friend’s gathering, Babak drives drunkenly, too stubborn to let Neda drive with a suspended license. When Babak’s driving threatens the safety of the family, Neda insists they stay the night at a hotel. Once they check-in, Babak and Neda find themselves imprisoned, forced to face the secr
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