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Hit the road

Title: Hit the road

Directed By: Panah Panahi

Screenplay: Panah Panahi

Photography: Amin Jafari

Editor: Amir Etminan & Ashkan Mehri

Music:  payman Yazdanian

Cast: Hassan Madjouni, Pantea Panahiha, Rayan Sarlak, Amin Simiar

Production: JP Productions

Distribution: Celluloid Dreams

Country: Iran

Year: 2022

Runtime: 93’

Festivals: Cannes Film Festival 2021 

Awards: Best Film London Film Festival 2021,  

 

A chaotic, tender family is on a road trip across a rugged landscape, but to where? In the back seat, Dad has a broken leg, but is it really broken? Mom tries to laugh when she’s not holding back tears. The kid keeps exploding into choreographed car karaoke. All of them are fussing over the sick dog and getting on each others’ nerves. Only the mysterious older brother is quiet.

 

 

 

Panah Panahi

Panah Panahi was born in Tehran in 1984 and studied cinema at the Tehran University of Art. While attending, he directed his first short film which went on to participate in and win awards at many domestic and international film festivals.  At that time, Panah also served as a member of the jury at Osian’s Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema. Later, Panah became a set photographer, working professionally on several films, then moving into the roles of assistant cinematographer and assistant director. Eventually Panah acted as a consultant, editor and assistant director on Jafar Panahi’s most recent films.