International Series Competition

The Actor

Actor

Swiss Premiere

Nima Javidi

Iran, 2023

Serie : 8x52'

Onsite
Episodes 1-2/8 (108')

Online

Episodes 3-8/8

VO. Persian

ST. English

ONCE AN ACTOR, ALWAYS AN ACTOR

With

Navid Mohammadzadeh, Ahmad Mehranfar, Hasti Mahdavifar

To pay the rent on their dilapidated theater, two actors decide to sell their talents to the highest bidders by stringing together unlikely performances. That's until they attract the attention of a private detective.

"All the world is a stage". Taken from the central monologue of his comedy As You Like It, this quote from Shakespeare forms the starting point for this extraordinary Iranian series. Armed with boundless creativity and unlimited costumes, Ali and Morteza have only reality with which to express their art, along with money from the richest of Tehran society to help them realize their hopes of one day treading the boards again. The Actor features an extraordinary performance from Navid Mohammadzadeh, who pulls off a tragicomic tour de force that impresses with its scope. Each episode is characterized by its own breathtaking performance, and each performance has its own share of misadventures based on a fabulous unpredictability. Gripping from the very opening scene, the series will serve as a wake-up call for Iranian cinema…
James Berclaz-Lewis

Creation

Nima Javidi

Direction

Nima Javidi

Screenplay

Nima Javidi

Image

Morteza Najafi

Editing

Emad Khodabakhsh

Sound

Mohsen Keyvanfar