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Atonement

Kaveh AKABER

Sweden202218min World Premiere

Synopsis

A ferocious study of everyday sadism. Grief over a lost child has left Mina living a half-life in the shadows, but one day her world is shaken when a neighbor starts projecting obscene films into her bedroom. Seeking revenge on him, Mina enters into a game where the boundaries of fantasy and reality start to blur. The directing unleashes feelings of loss together with other sexual pain and pleasure, eventually leading us to a resonant conclusion.

Diretor

Kaveh AKABER

Kaveh Akaber is a Swedish/Iranian multi-artist and film director born in 1978. After his studies at Stockholm University of The Arts, he has focused more on directing fictional films. He’s always aiming for an edgy narrative mainly focusing on psychological and social issues woven into an innovative visual form. His latest short film I PLAY DEAD (2014) was screened both on international film festivals (BIFAN 2014) and international art exhibitions.