Vahid, an unassuming mechanic, has a chance encounter with Eghbal, a man he strongly suspects to be his former sadistic jailhouse captor. Panicked, Vahid gathers several former prisoners, all abused by that same captor, to try and confirm Eghbal’s identity. As the bickering group drives around Tehran with the captive, they must confront how far to take matters into their own hands with their presumed tormentor. From master filmmaker Jafar Panahi (No Bears, Crimson Gold) comes a searing moral thriller that engages with complex ideas about the uncertainty of the truth and the choice between revenge and mercy, as Panahi turns his personal dissonance into a profound and galvanizing work of art.  Winner of the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. France’s Official Submission to the 98th Academy Awards.

Post-screening discussion with A. S. Hamrah, the film critic for n+1 and author of The Earth Dies Streaming.