Empty Nets (2024)
Amir, a young Iranian, signs on with a fisherman on the rugged Caspian Sea coast in order to earn the money he needs to marry his sweetheart, Narges. But in so doing, he becomes entangled in the criminal machinations of caviar poaching. Piece by piece, a complex hierarchy is revealed in a parallel realm that becomes ever more constricting and oppressive, endangering Amir’s relationship with Narges as well.
Director: Behrooz Karamizade
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Hamid Reza Abbasi as Amir |
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Sadaf Asgari as Narges |
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Keyvan Mohamadi as Omid |
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Pantea Panahiha as Amir's Mother |
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Ali Bagheri as Rahim |
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Behzad Dorani as Ghasem |
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Mehrdad Bakhshi as Majid |
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Mojtaba Bahmani as Masoud |
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Ali Mohseni as Ahmad |
| Directing | Behrooz Karamizade | Director |
| Writing | Behrooz Karamizade | Writer |
| Editing | Anne Jünemann | Editor |
| Camera | Ashkan Ashkani | Director of Photography |
| Sound | John Gürtler | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Jan Miserre | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Uschi Feldges | Producer |
| Production | Ansgar Frerich | Producer |
| Production | Eva Kemme | Producer |
| Production | Majid Barzegar | Co-Producer |
| Production | Jörn Möllenkamp | Co-Producer |
| Production | Tobias Siebert | Line Producer |
| Sound | Bahman Ardalan | Sound |
| Sound | Sebastian Tesch | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Florian Beck | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Ansgar Frerich | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Saba Alizadeh | Original Music Composer |