On the Road with Abbas Kiarostami (2026)
For 25 years, Samadian traveled with Kiarostami and recorded their journeys. He now turns that footage into a film in the spirit of Kiarostami's own films, arranging within it the secret keys to the beauty and mystery of his films. Ten stories, ten journeys unfold, using the ‘car’ and the ‘road’ as motifs. What does it mean to be on the road with Kiarostami?
Director: Seifollah Samadian
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Abbas Kiarostami as Self |
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Seifollah Samadian as Self |
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Jafar Panahi as Self |
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Tahereh Ladanian as Self |
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Abdollah Ahmadpour as Self |
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Hosna Ashourpour as Self |
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Hossein Khadem as Self |
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Adel Yaraghi as Self |
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Fatemeh Ghorbani as Self |
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Morteza Farshbaf as Self |
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Hamideh Sharif Rad as Self |
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Teruyo Nogami as Self |
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Kimiko Onishi as Self |
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Shohreh Golparian as Self |
| Directing | Seifollah Samadian | Director |
| Production | Sahand Samadian | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Masoud Sekhavat Doust | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Seifollah Samadian | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Seifollah Samadian | Editor |
| Editing | Naghmeh Maghsoudlou | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Ensieh Maleki | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Ensieh Maleki | Sound Mixer |