Hoda, an Iranian refugee in Germany, lives with her boyfriend, Hadi. An unexpected pregnancy leads her to examine common beliefs regarding gender roles in a relationship and challenges the current social norms surrounding feminine bodies and motherhood.
Festival selections
- Locarno Film Festival2024 — World Premiere
- Tirana International Film Festival2024, Albania — Best Live Action Short Award
- Curtocircuíto — International Film Festival2024, Spain
- Uppsala Short Film Festival2024, Sweden
- Festival Jóvenes Realizadores — Granada Film Fest2024, Spain — Best Film Award
- Festival Internacional de Curtas de Belo Horizonte2024, Brazil
- Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur2024, Switzerland
- Belgrade Auteur Film Festival2024, Serbia
- Pančevo Film Festival2024, Serbia
- Pragueshorts Film Festival2025, Czech Republic
- Lichter Filmfest Frankfurt International2025, Germany
- International Short Film Festival Oberhausen2025, Germany
- Vienna Shorts2025, Austria
- Sicilia Queer filmfest2025, Italy
- Curta Kinoforum — São Paulo International Short Film Festival2025, Brazil
- Kreives / Vilnius Queer Festival2025, Lithuania
- Kyiv International Short Film Festival2025, Ukraine
- Oslo/Fusion International Film Festival2025, Norway
- Jagran Film Festival2025, India
- Plons! International Short Documentary Film Festival2025, Netherlands
- TiSFF — Thessaloniki International Short Film Festival2025, Greece
- Linz International Short Film Festival2025, Austria — Special Mention
- International Short Film Festival — Film Front2025, Serbia
- Beijing Queer Film Festival2025, China
- Interfilm — Berlin International Short Film Festival2025, Germany
- BOO International Film Festival2025, Czech Republic
- Zagreb Film Festival2025, Croatia
- Festival of Future Storytellers2025, Germany — Special Mention (DACH Jury)
- New York City Short Film Festival2025, USA — Special Mention
- Leuven International Short Film Festival2025, Belgium
among others