Rainy Seasons

Sina is a 16-year-old boy with a sleepy look in Teheran who has the apartment of his divorcing parents all to himself. He only has to look on sulkily as his mother comes to clear up the mess and his father fills the fridge. Now he can do what he likes, but he seems above all to feel insecure. His studies bore him. He prefers to listen to hard rock and hangs around in the street with dubious friends at night. Above all, he is pursued by a stupid act that will cost him a lot of money. Drastic measures seem inevitable. The only one he can confide in is a female student looking for a roof over her head.
Majid Barzegar (1972) studied graphic design and literature and has made several short films with the scriptwriter Hamed Rajabi. Rainy Seasons also started with an idea for a short film about the problems of a teenager in a big city. The subject however turned out to provide enough material for a first full-length feature.
What is striking is the resolute way in which Barzegar shakes off the traditional characteristics of Iranian film. There is no veiled political criticism or tendency to symbolism. If you ignore the headscarves of the girls, you see bored youth and inquisitive teenagers as they can be found all over the world. A universal feeling for life captured beautifully with a hand-held camera.

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