“Shab, Dakheli, Divar” (Beyond the Wall) Photocall – 79th Venice International Film Festival
The film is written and directed by Vahid Jalilvand, and produced by his brother Ali Jalilvand, starring Navid Mohammadzadeh and Amir Aghaei, who have worked together with Jalilvand in his previous film No Date, No Signature. The film is said to have taken at least two years to make, and filming was halted after Mohammadzadeh, the lead actor, contracted COVID-19.Beyond the Wall is scheduled to have its world premiere in-competition at the 79th Venice International Film Festival for the Golden Lion, on 8 September 2022. Similar to Leila’s Brothers by Saeed Roustayi at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival starring Navid Mohammadzadeh, Beyond The Wall has not received permission from the Iranian authorities. German company, The Match Factory, secured the film’s international rights in July 2022.
September 8, 2022 | 6:38 pm