Laleh Marzban Wins Orizzonti Best Actress Award at Venice Film Festival 2026 for Moragheb (Falling House)

The story of Falling House

At the center of Moragheb is a family confronting the loss of its home.

But the film expands beyond the immediate crisis.

The approaching demolition becomes a catalyst for conflicts over authority, responsibility, identity and freedom.

Ensi’s desire to leave Iran and become a model represents a younger generation’s aspiration to define its own future.

Her ambitions come into conflict with the expectations and fears of her family.

This tension creates one of the film’s central questions: how much control can parents exercise in the name of protection before protection becomes confinement?

That question is central to Gharaei’s understanding of the film.

In his director’s statement, he describes Moragheb as a story of a family but also as a reflection of Iranian society through its smallest social unit: the home.

The result is a film that moves between personal drama and wider social observation.

The family home becomes a miniature version of the world outside.

Fear exists inside the house.

Pressure exists inside the house.

But so does hope.

September 12, 2026 | 10:03 pm