Subtraction

TIFF 2022
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Subtraction

A Film by Mani Haghighi

2022 - Iran/France - Drama/Thriller - 16:9 - 107 min.

with Taraneh Alidoosti & Navid Mohammadzadeh

Language: Farsi
Produced by Majid Motalebi

In downtown Tehran, Farzaneh, a young driving instructor, spots her husband, Jalal, walking into a woman’s apartment. When she confronts him, Jalal claims he was out of town for work. He decides to check out the building for himself. There, he meets a woman who is the spitting image of Farzaneh. Her name is Bita. Stunned, the two compare family photos: Bita’s husband also looks identical to Jalal.

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