DONKEYS

Iran/Germany 2021
14’00 min

directd by Nader Farahwaschy

written by Nader Farahwaschy and Amin Seqatchi

A film about two estranged brothers, both facing substantial troubles in their respective lives: the pickup driver Sina being in the middle of a divorce, his younger brother about to ruin the family buisiness. As Sina is about to embark on a trip through the deserted landscape of eastern Iran to drop off a cargo, his borther Behrouz unexpectedly joins him, making him believe their mother is in hospital.
But can the fate of the refugee, unexpectedly emerging from the box and absurdly wanting to cross the Iranian-Afghan border, be irrelevant or unconnected to them? Seemingly no one knew about him. But who is lying and is anyone innocent? How disconected have the brothers become and who can trust whom? A film about disillusion and rescue, loud in its sentiment, yet silent in what we perceive.