The Kites

Directed by Seyed Payam Hosseini · Starring Karo Ghavami, Ramyar Ghavami, Karo Hassani, Amir Kadkhodai · 2020

When a girl's kite blows across a river on the Iran–Iraq border, three boys on the far side try to help, though between them lie the explosive remnants of past wars.

A simple childhood moment turns quietly suspenseful against a landscape scarred by war.

"The Kites" is this week's Staff Pick Premiere! Read our Q&A with director Seyed Payam Hosseini on the Vimeo Blog: vimeo.com/blog/post/the-kites-by-seyed-payam-hosseini/

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