Inversion

Tehran's air pollution has reached maximum levels because of thermal inversion. Unmarried 30-something Niloofar lives with her aged mother, and stays busy with her alterations shop. When doctors insist that her mother must leave smoggy Tehran for her respiratory health, Niloofar’s brother and family elders decide that she must also move away to accompany her mother. Now Niloofar is torn between family loyalty and living her own life. As the youngest she has always obeyed their orders. Can she stand up for herself this time?

Director: Behnam Behzadi

Cast: Sahar Dolatshahi, Ali Mosaffa, Setareh Pesyani, Roya Javidnia, Shirin Yazdanbakhsh, Alireza Aghakhani, Reza Masoudi

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.