Sense of Water

IFFR 2026
Official Selection

Sense of Water

A Film by Mohammad Rasoulof

2026 - Iran/Germany - Drama - 39 min.

with Ali Nourani & Behnush Najibi

Languages: Farsi , German

On a winter night, in the northernmost reaches of the world, Ali, an Iranian writer living in exile, retreats with his former lover, Nazanin, to a glass cabin beneath the northern lights. There, in the silence of the polar night, he intends to say goodbye. Despite facing a long prison sentence, Ali has decided to return to Iran — to continue the struggle he once left behind.

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