Sundance: The Friend's House Is Here Review: Life Imitates Art Imitating Life in Stunningly Brave Iranian Protest Film

Jan 25, 2026 - 08:45
Sundance: The Friend's House Is Here Review: Life Imitates Art Imitating Life in Stunningly Brave Iranian Protest Film

The act is innocent, the implications are deadly. Hana (Hana Mana) freely dances in the street with a porkpie hat in front of the damaged Baghdad Tower, a structure which became a symbol of anti-government sentiment, in 2019. She is filmed by her boyfriend, Ali (Farzad Namavari), who looks on, longingly. It is a casual expression in any other circumstance; here, it is punishable by death.

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