“Silence of the Sea” – Vahid Mousaian (2003) Silence of the Sea (Khamushiye Darya, 2003), the second feature written and directed by Vahid Mousaian, is a somewhat mysterious and meditative film aboutan Iranian expatriate who wishes to reenter his native …

Feelings of inconsolable exile find affecting expression in Vahid Mousaian’s exquisitely directed second feature, a depiction of a modern man alone and nearly suicidal in a strange corner of his homeland. Fine fest run over the past year could reap …

Screen spoke to the Iranian director and lead actress of the Iranian film playing in the debut competition at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. Soheila Golestani is known to Iranian audiences for her roles on screen. But after starring in …