Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Vidiots, Los Angeles
**Writer/Producer**: Jafar Panahi Join us in the microcinema for acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s latest Cannes’ Palme d’Or-winning masterpiece. Vahid, an unassuming mechanic, is suddenly reminded of his time in an Iranian prison when he has a chance encounter with Eghbal, a man he strongly suspects to be his sadistic jailhouse captor. Panicked, Vahid rounds up a few of his fellow ex-prisoners to try and confirm Eghbal’s identity. Master filmmaker Jafar Panahi creates a deeply felt moral thriller, where high stakes tension combines with unexpected flurries of humor and thoughtful, sometimes devastating questions regarding persecution and revenge.