Visually impaired Ali tries to commit suicide, but is saved by his janitor at the last minute. The janitor tells him that the police are looking for Leila, a fugitive. Ali finds out that she is hiding in his apartment. Slowly, he grows fond of her. Because he wants to escape reality, his help to Leila becomes a refuge in his own fantasy world.
This impressive film is almost impossible to retell. You have to see it for yourself to appreciate the ingenious construction. It is extremely well-made, but very dark and gloomy. Although ‘Beyond the Wall’ is not meant for sensitive souls, it is an absolute must-see for connoisseurs of extraordinary cinema.
- direction
- Vahid Jalilvand
- cast
- Navid Mohammadzadeh, Amir Aghaee, Saeed Dakh
- duration
- 126 min
- year
- 2021
- country
- Iran
- language
- Persian
- Subtitles
- English
The director says it himself: ‘Imagine they take the bread away from the table, and the words from a book, blossoms from the trees and the smile from our lips, / What will they do to our dreams?’