A young Iranian singer, forbidden to perform in public, turns the street into her stage and becomes the voice of a silenced GenZ.“ ”
Synopsis
Seti loves music and singing, and she yearns for her voice to be heard. But in Iran, it is against the law for women to perform in public, and so the young girl decides to engage in her own personal protest. The street becomes her stage, and random passers-by become her enthusiastic audience. Her star rises. Seti becomes an idol of her generation, of young people who no longer want to live under ruthless political oppression. Director Soheil Beiraghi’s fourth film, produced independently, looks at life in contemporary Iran in a way that the local censors would never allow. His film fights for all those whose voice remains unjustly silenced.
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Details
Director: Soheil Beiraghi
Genre: Drama, Romance
Original title: Bidad
Country of production: Iran
Year of production: 2025
Length: 104 min
Color: Color
Shooting format: 4K
Screening format: DCP, 2K, 5.1, un-encrypted
Original language: Farsi
Subtitles: English
Cast: Sarvin Zabetian, Amir Jadidi, Leili Rashidi
Scriptwriter: Soheil Beiraghi
Director of photography: Payman Shadmanfar
Production designer: Soheil Beiraghi
Editor: Soheil Beiraghi
Sound design: Hossein Ghourchian
Sound mixing: Hossein Ghourchian
Music: Bamdad Afshar
Producers: Soheil Beiraghi
Production company: Alef Pictures
Festivals / Awards
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival - World Premiere - Special Jury Prize
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New Acquisition: Bidad Premieres and wins Special Jury Prize at KVIFF
We are proud to board Bidad by Soheil Beiraghi, which celebrated its World Premiere at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2025 and won it's Special Jury Prize.
14.07.2025
