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The Dark Room

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The Suvarna Legacy : Suvarna Chakoram

The Dark Room / The Dark Room

2018 | Persian | Iran

Rouhollah Hejazi
Rouhollah Hejazi
Director's bio

Rouhollah Hejazi

Rouhollah Hejazi, born in Abadan in 1979, is an Iranian director whose films explore paranoia, family tension, and moral anxiety. His filmography includes Among the Clouds (2008), The Private Life of Mr. & Mrs. M (2012), Death of the Fish (2015), The Dark Room (2018), and Bright House (2021), marking him as a distinctive voice in contemporary Iranian cinema.

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Synopsis

After their young son briefly vanishes near a desert housing complex and claims someone saw his body, parents spiral into suspicion. The search exposes marital fissures, communal secrecy, and the painful ambiguity of protection versus paranoia

Details of Cast

Saeed Soheili – Farhad, Sareh Bayat – Haleh, Alireza Mirsalari – Supporting role, Morvarid Kashiyan – Supporting role, Zhila Daei – Supporting role

Details of Crew

Cinematographer: Peyman Shadanfar Production Designer: Bahador Hosseinzadeh Composer: Karen Homayounfar Editor: Reza Shahbazi Sound Designer: Amir-Hossein Ghasemi

Producer Details

Rouhollah Hejazi

Writer Details

Rouhollah Hejazi

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