BESIEGED
International Short Film Contest 54 ED. 2026
Iran 2025 16' Fiction Ópera prima
An oppressed mother in Tehran, devises a staged plan to escape. At the very last moment, her secret plan for freedom turns into a nightmare as her little girl goes missing after school. Trapped where her lies began, she must live it all again: this time, her desperate lie has become reality.
Kiarash Ardeshirpour
Kiarash Ardeshirpour, born in 1992, is an Iranian screenwriter and filmmaker based in Tehran. After leaving a software engineering program to pursue acting, he transitioned into cinema, gradually discovering his voice through screenwriting and directing. He later earned a BA in Film Editing from Tehran University of Applied Science and Technology in 2023.
TECHNICAL DATA
DIRECTION:
Kiarash Ardeshirpour
SCRIPT:
Majid Barzegar, Kiarash Ardeshirpour
PRODUCTION:
Rainy Pictures-Hamed Anvari. Producción ejecutiva: Rainy Pictures-Hamed Anvari.
ART:
Leila Naghdi Pari
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Ardalan Moghaddam
SOUND:
Hadi Manavipour
CAMERA:
Ali Ehsani
COSTUME DESING:
Leila Naghdi Pari
CAST:
Sonia Sanjari
OTHERS:
diseñador de sonido –Ehsan Salempour; ayudantes de dirección –Mohammad Abolhassani, Nadereh Naderi, Vahid Manafi
CONTACT:
kiarashardeshirpour@gmail.com