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Destiny (2022)

Destiny (2022)

Documentary
Release Date: 2022, November 12
Directors: Yaser Talebi
Countries: France, Iran
Cast: Sahar Aezi

Overview:

After the death of her mother 18-year-old Sahar is left in charge of her poor, mentally disabled father in an isolated village in Iran. Sahar dreams of attending university and becoming a doctor, but extended family insist she play the role of caretaker unless her father remarries. This warm and intimate observational portrait captures a young woman caught between traditional gender roles and her desire for self-determination, volleyball and Instagram.