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Original name: Tabestan-e Haman Saal
English name: Summertime
Year: 2024
Run time: 108 minutes
Language: Farsi
Type (Colour/ Black & white): Colour
Country: Iran
Director: Mahmoud Kalari
Producer: Ali Oji
Cast: Ali Shadman, Fariba Naderi, Ryan Sarlak, Ronika Bahramzadeh, Samira Hassanpour
Screenplay: Mahmoud Kalari
Cinematographer: Koohyar Kalari
Editor: Hamid Najafi Rad
Sound Designer: Alireza Alavian
Music Composer: Hesam Naseri
Costume Designer: Mehrnoush Bayani
Production Designer: Kamyab Aminashayeri
Production Company: Ali Oji Films
World Sales: Irimage
Born in 1951 in Tehran, Mahmoud Kalari has established himself as one of the most distinguished cinematographers in New Iranian Cinema working with renowned cineastes such as Abbas Kiarostami, Jafar Panahi, Asghar Farhadi and Mohsen Makhmalbaf, winning four Best Cinematography Awards in Fajr National Film Festival. Kalari started his artistic career in 1974, completed photography courses in New York and worked with Paris-based Sigma Photo News Agency. In 1984, Kalari entered the film industry as DoP of the film, Frosty Roads. In 1998, he directed his debut feature film, The Cloud and the Rising Sun, which won the Best Film Award at Mar del Plata IFF.
This story follows two young cousins, a boy named Atta and a girl named Masi, as they navigate the innocence of childhood in 1953 Tehran, unaware of the political turmoil gripping the city during the American-backed coup in Iran. Living in their grandmother's old house, the two face the absence of their fathers—Atta's in prison, and Masi's lost to death. Their carefree days take a dark turn when their aunt, Marzi, accuses Davoud, Masi's brother and Atta’s idol, of stealing her jewelry. Pressured and unwilling, Atta is forced to identify Davoud as the thief through the reflection in a fortune-teller’s mirror, shattering their world of trust and love. Decades later, 77-year-old Atta Ameri returns to Iran to visit the old house, where memories of childhood bonds, betrayal, and enduring emotions come flooding back.
