
Ontheirwaybackfromawildparty,ArinehandNobaharcauseacaraccident.AmysteriousstrangerbythenameofToofanofferstocoverthecosts.Thiswon’tbethelasttimethey’llcrosshispathoverthecourseofthenight.<br/> CarsformapopularsettinginIraniancinema.Theymovethroughthepublicsphere,yettheiroccupantsremainamongthemselves.Butwhathappensifapolicemansuddenlygetsintoyourvehicle,findsblackmarketDVDsandforcesyoutoadmit,tipsily,thatArgoisafilmhostiletoIran?ThisroadmoviethroughTehranbynightbeginsasahyperactive,drugged-upfarcethatpokesfunattheauthorities,interpretstheculturalhistoryofWesterntoilets,andpostulatesotherdaringinterculturaltheories.Yetgraduallytheatmospherechangesandtensionsteadilyrisesinthecar,thankstoToofan,whokeepsappearingagainandagainoutoftheblue.Heplaysadiabolicalgamewiththetwofriends,onethatcrossestheboundariesintothemetaphysicalrealm.Asfancifulandspookyastheplotmayseem,itisclearlyanchoredinIran’spresent.berlinale2015

