Amir and Sara are a young couple on their way to Melbourne to continue their studies. However, just a few hours before the departure of their flight, they are unintentionally involved in a tragic event.
Acting
Payman Maadi and Negar Javaherian's escalating panic is devastating.
Direction
Javidi's single-location tension rivals Hitchcock in a Tehran apartment.
Director
Nima Javidi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title 'Melbourne' represents unreachable escape—emigration as fantasy for Iran's educated middle class.
The film was shot in sequence over 13 days with the apartment built specifically for camera movement. The corpse was played by a real person in early shots.
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