Fireflies

Ramin flees from persecution in Iran and ends up living in the limbo of exile, far from everything he knows, in the tropical port town of Veracruz, Mexico. There his nostalgia and melancholy are confronted with new friendships, while he starts to rediscover his own desires.

Director: Bani Khoshnoudi

Cast: Arash Marandi, Flor Eduarda Gurrola, Luis Alberti, Eligio Meléndez, Ishbel Bautista, Eduardo Mendizabal, Uriel Ledesma

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