Everything is Fine Here

Director: Pourya Azarbayjani, 2012, Iran, 89 minutes, Cast: Marziyyeh Valipoor, Erfan Naseri, Pantea Siroos, Nader Mashayekhi, Daryoosh Faezi, Shaqhayeq Rad

On the verge of her marriage, Arghavan, 25, is gang-raped in a deserted area of Tehran. In a strict, conservative society where young women are expected to be virgins before marriage, this is a crime and a catastrophe. The crime is that of her assailants; the catastrophe is hers. Overwhelmed by rumours, her life begins turning into a nightmare.

Festivals: 2013 Montreal Film Festival

Pourya Azarbayjani

Born in Tehran, Iran in 1981, Pourya Azarbayjani graduated in theatre directing from Soreh College in Tehran and began making shorts, including Autumn Travelers (2000), Contrast (2001), A Street with No Number (2004), For Two Cups of Tea (2004) and I Had Come to Have a Cup of Tea with Earth (2004). UNFINISHED STORIES (2007), his first feature, was shown in numerous international festivals.