Azar

Azar (Niki Karimi), the title character of Mohammad Hamzei’s debut feature, isn’t a conventional Iranian housewife. Along with her husband Amir (Hamidreza Azarang) she runs a pizza restaurant as well as racing bikes at motocross. When a catastrophic event occurs, Azar’s life turns into a kaleidoscope of grief, trauma and desperation. (Dubai International Film Festival)