Reza Akhlaghirad

A mother in Iran, considers selling her organs to save her daughter, while in the United States, a doctor faces ethical dilemmas to save his daughter, revealing the complexities of organ trade.

Afghanistan under the brutal rule of the Taliban. After surviving her family’s massacre, Leila has just one goal in life: to find her son Omid. But in a country where being a woman means being less than nothing, her chances are desperately slim, and so she chooses an extreme and dangerous solution. She radically changes her identity and sets out on a path where even the slightest hesitation can mean death.

A young Afghan woman comes to Belgrade at the height of the migrant wave and learns that her younger brother drowned in the river three weeks earlier. Then her struggle begins to bury him under her full name.

Investigating judge Iman grapples with paranoia amid political unrest in Tehran. When his gun vanishes, he suspects his wife and daughters, imposing draconian measures that strain family ties as societal rules crumble.

After three years in prison, Nader is given a furlough to go home. He has 48 hours to become a father to his four-year-old daughter.

Aban is a ranger with a wedding scheduled for a month from now. While chasing wood smugglers, he finds the corpse of a little girl on the road. Everyone suspects him of being responsible for this death, but Aban denies it. Even so, he admits to killing a girl 15 years ago in a similar situation, burying the body in secret. The police ask for evidence or documents, but he has nothing to present—and the place where he allegedly buried the girl has turned into a highway.

Reza, residing in the wilderness with his wife and son, lives a retired life and devotes himself to freshwater fish farming. A private company that has targets on his land is ready to do anything to force him to sell.