37th edition
18-26 january 2025

Heydar, an Afghan in Tehran

Heydar, yek Afghani dar Tehran

Babak Jalali

Image Heydar, an Afghan in Tehran
United Kingdom
2005 Fiction 19 min
Heydar, a young Afghan domestic living in Tehran, takes care of an elderly Iranian man who lives alone. Heydar has begun to teach himself English with the aid of language tapes so he can return to Afghanistan and become an English translator.
With : Heydar Zamani, Rasul Sharifi
Screenplay : Babak Jalali
Image : Amir Karimi
Sound : Mahmoud Mousaui-Nejad
Editing : Bahram Dehghani
Production : LIFS
Babak Jalali was born in Gorgan, Iran in 1978. He earned both a Bachelors Degree in East European Studies and a Masters in Political Science from the University College in London. He recently graduated from the London Film School. He is interested in directing documentaries and feature films. Heydar, yek Afghani dar Teheran is his graduation film.