A 70-year-old surgeon unravels his own DNA like a medical mystery he never trained for.
A tragedy at work and family secrets revealed at home provoke a 70-year-old surgeon to discover the truth about himself and his lineage.
Acting
George Maguire's weathered restraint speaks volumes in silence.
Direction
Ahari packs a lifetime of regret into 25 tight minutes.
Director
Kourosh Ahari
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kourosh Ahari made this as proof-of-concept before his feature The Night, shot in a single location to maximize the claustrophobic family tension.
The 25-minute runtime mirrors a surgical procedure—sterile, contained, with the real healing (or damage) happening after the cut.
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