Subtraction

Farzaneh is a pregnant driving instructor who believes husband Jalal is being unfaithful. But the man she spotted entering the apartment of another woman was not Jalal. It was Mohsen, his doppelgänger. Farzaneh soon discovers Mohsen’s wife, Bita, is her doppelgänger. A heavy air of doubt and apprehension hovers once working-class Farzaneh and Jalal meet their much wealthier doubles and come to grips with an almost other-worldly new reality. As the quartet look deeper into each other’s eyes and learn more about their lives, hidden fears and desires slowly take hold. Superbly performed by Taraneh Alidoosti (The Salesman) and Navid Mohammadzadeh (No Date, No Signature, SFF 2018), this elegantly executed mystery keeps you guessing all the way.