SYNOPSIS
Mother and son played Catwoman-Batman Game before father came in. Meanwhile, some noise and screams are heard from the next door; it seems the man next door hurt his wife. It’s time for the father to play a role in the game before the son finds out what he did.
Written and Directed by: Hadi Sheibani
Produced by: Hadi Sheibani & Ravinder Dhaka Telefilms
Director of Photography: Ebrahim Rajabian
Edited by: Hadi Sheibani
Sound Designer: Salman Abouzar
Sound Mixer: Hasan Balali
Production Manager: Roham Rasouli
Cast: Sepideh Mozaheb , Esmaeil Ghasemi, Amir Ahmad Sadeghzadeh,
Line Producer: Iranian Youth Cinema Society
Publicist: Ali Keshavarz
DIRECTOR STATEMENT
Catwoman can take a hit as a superheroine, but it doesn’t mean all women have to. Inspired by the MeToo movement and Catwoman’s character, the film narrates the story of a family who pretends to be happy. The mother hides her wounds behind the mask, and the father hides his sadomasochism behind the semblance of normalcy. Though, neighbors’ sounds are authentic and can’t be hidden. As an abused woman, what can the mother do when she hears about domestic violence from the next-door apartment? It is the character’s puzzle; she is harmed and can’t save people anymore. However, Catwoman’s custom empowers the abused woman to confront his husband with domestic violence, which the man has done with her before.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Best Fiction Film Prize at the 35th Festival International de Film Amateur de Kélibia (FIFAK)
- Best Short Fiction Film Award at the 10th Amnesty international Au Cinema pour les Droits humains
- Best Social Film Prize at the 13th International Youth Film Festival “Light to the World”
- Best International Short Film at the 19th Festival Internacional de Cine de los Derechos Humanos
- Best Iranian Film at the 10th Pink City International Short Film Festival
- Prix de l’avenir at the 9th Festival de Courts Métrages de la Côte Bleue (FCMCB)
- Grand Prize at the 7th Festival Biougra National du Cinéma des Jeunes
- Best Male Actor at the 7th Festival Biougra National du Cinéma des Jeunes