In the city of Tehran, amid unfinished conversations, scattered memories and slowly passing days, a young man faces a decision he hasn’t fully made: to leave or to stay. The only thing he can’t bring himself to part with is his bicycle – a companion through the streets of the city, and the only possession he refuses to sell. Gradually his decision to join Tara, his girlfriend now living in Italy, becomes clearer. Years ago, their relationship had kept him from joining his parents on a trip that ended in a fatal accident. Since then, Tara has come to represent more than just a partner; she is a symbol of the life he was spared, and in some ways the person who helped save him. As it moves between past and present, Inside Amir explores the doubts that arise before leaving one’s country – not about what’s right or wrong, but about the distance that forms between staying and going.
Inside Amir (Daroon-e Amir)
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The Asia Pacific Screen Academy expresses its respect for and acknowledgement of the South East Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of country, including the custodial communities on whose land works are created and celebrated by the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. We acknowledge the continuing connection to land, waters and communities. We also pay our respects to Elders, past and present. We recognise the integral role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and First Nations peoples continue to play in storytelling and celebration spaces.