Pretension
Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2025, 14 minutes, Color, Persian; Turkish captioned, English subtitled
Director: Mehdi Mirbagheri
Screenplay: Mehdi Mirbagheri
Cinematography: Ali Hoseinzadeh
Editing: Gianvito Cofano
Sound: Hadi Manavipoor, Arash Ghasemi
Producer: Hosein Fallahabadi, Mehdi Mirbagheri
Production: Iranian Youth Cinema Society
Cast: Shadi Ziyaei, Shirin Jarooghi, Amir Shahali, Mehdi Mirbagheri, Mohammad Ghiyasi
Narges, after completing her three-month probationary period at an engineering company, tries to present herself and her situation in a way that secures her full-time employment—unaware that this pretense will lead to unexpected and unpleasant consequences for both herself and Diba, her experienced colleague who is already facing an unstable position within the company… this film tells the story of how pretence, rooted in fear, leads a young woman to confront and ultimately overcome her deepest fears.