Inspired by a news report on a restaurant in the boondocks that served human flesh, Fish and Cat could easily have become a run-of-the-mill horror. Luckily, the film - which was shot in a single take - refrains from graphic violence, slowly creating tension through the suggestion of terrible events.
A group of friends prepare for an annual kite contest in a remote area. They're camping by a lake and there is only one restaurant for miles around, though the owner's a bit odd…
The film ingeniously exploits the limitations of shooting in a single take with the camera alternating between leads and the various non-linear storylines. Fish and Cat is Shahram Mokri's own twist on American genre conventions with a generous shot of humour. The horror soundtrack in particular makes the film unexpectedly exciting. Venice prize winner.
- Director
- Shahram Mokri
- Country of production
- Iran
- Year
- 2013
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2014
- Length
- 134'
- Medium
- DCP
- Original title
- Mahi va gorbeh
- Language
- Farsi
- Producer
- Sepehr Seifi
- Production Company
- Iran Novin Film
- Sales
- Iranian Independents
- Screenplay
- Shahram Mokri
- Cinematography
- Mahmoud Kalari
- Production Design
- Amir Esbati
- Sound Design
- Parviz Abnar
- Music
- Christophe Rezai
- Cast
- Abed Abest, Babak Karimi