简介：SettledcomfortablyinSwedenwithhiswifeandtwochildren,SiavashfindshimselfatmiddleageconsumedwithguiltforhavingabandonedhisparentswhenheleftIranmanyyearsbefore.AhastyattempttoreturnfindsSiavashstrandedinthefreeportofQeshm,asortofislandno-man's-landanddeparturepointforsmugglers,wherethelocalsareaspuzzledbythisbackwards-fleeingrefugeeasheisbytheirunfamiliarcustoms.DirectorVahidMousaian'ssecondfeatureisanaccomplishedmixofallegory,understateddramaandabsurdistcomedyfilmedinamuted,detailedpalateinthestyleofIranianmasterssuchasKiarostami.AwardedBestMusic(Asia-PacificFilmFestival)andBestFeature(DubrovnikInternationalFilmFestival),andrecipientofaJuryPrizeattheMannheim-HeidelbergInternationalFilmFestival,thistaleofaworldlyIranianoutofstepamonghismoretraditionalcountrymenillustratesthepoignancyoftheexpatriate'scondition.Althoughmakinguseofspecificlocations,thefilmalsohasabroaderresonanceasapoeticreflectiononlifeinexile.…