Iranian film director and writer Oktay BARAHENI (1974, Iran) holds a degree in Cinema from York University Toronto, Canada. His father was well-known Iranian writer and intellectual Reza Baraheni. During his filmmaking career, Bahareni created several short films, a documentary and his first feature film <strong>Bridge of Sleep</strong> (2016) which premiered at Fajr Film Festival in 2015.

Oktay Baraheni

An Iranian-set family drama of Shakespearean proportions which explores the corrosiveness of patriarchy.

A bullying father finds his plans to remarry undermined by his son. In his sophomore feature, Oktay Baraheni explores the devastating impact of patriarchy within one family – a microcosm of the malaise that permeates all societies where gender inequality exists as the status quo.

IFFR 2025
30 Jan – 9 Feb 2025

Oktay Baraheni

Filmography

Oktay Baraheni at IFFR

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