Following the reelection of Iranian President Mohammad Khatami, a French TV crew arrives in Tehran. Their mission is to chronicle the country’s first experiments with democracy, and they become obsessed with getting the "real" story of the post-Islamic revolutionary Iran. Reza Khatibi, making his feature debut, casts himself as the curious, confused "Iranian/French" director, struggling to accept the new Tehran, feeling at once betrayed by his homeland and guilty for having left it behind in the first place. SEVEN DAYS IN TEHRAN is an emotionally raw film with an exploratory style that recalls Cassavetes, and it gives us a vibrant portrait of an extraordinary country. To read more about the director and the film, please visit the traveling festival section of our site.

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