Tennessine
Amin Palangi’s (Love Marriage in Kabul, Audience Award, SFF 2014) debut narrative feature is a sensual psychological drama in which an Iranian arrives in Australia to reunite with his lover.
Arash (Osamah Sami, Ali’s Wedding, SFF 2017) defies his family’s wishes and travels from Iran to Australia. While he is ostensibly in Sydney to study, his main motivation is to be with the love of his life, Nazanin (Faezeh Alavi). Nazanin fails to fetch him at the airport as scheduled but all is forgiven when she whisks him away for a romantic weekend in a cabin in the country. But there are bemusing signs at the cabin that a jetlagged and confused Arash struggles with. The arrival of Nasser (Robert Rabiah), Nazanin’s academic supervisor, further elevates Arash’s paranoia, setting the scene for a showdown. Exploring themes of family duty, belonging and love, Tennessine is a thoughtful drama with the taut energy of a thriller. Special Guest
Amin Palangi
Director
Amin Palangi is a film director known for his intimate and captivating portraits of people in extreme circumstances. His documentary, Love Marriage In Kabul, won the Audience Award at Sydney Film Festival in 2014.
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- Program Strand
- Features
- Year
- 2023
- Classification
- Unclassified 15+
- Country
- Australia
- Language
- In English and Farsi with English subtitles
- Director
- Amin Palangi
- Producer
- Ben Ferris, Ulysses Oliver, Amin Palangi
- Cast
- Osamah Sami, Faezeh Alavi, Robert Rabiah
- Screenwriter
- Osamah Sami
- Cinematographer
- Daniel Hartley-Allen
- Editor
- Brad Hurt
- Premiere
- World Premiere
- Genre
- Middle East, Australian Films, World Premieres
- Company Credits
- Production Company: Breathless Films
