A jam jar so cursed, an entire nation loses its mind. Peak Iranian absurdity.
The doors of the jam produced by a company do not open. In order for them to be able to sell their jam, they reward the one who can open the jam. All the people try to open the door of the jam.
Direction
Boroumand turns a jar into existential dread
Writing
The premise shouldn't work. It absolutely does.
Practical Effects
That jar prop deserves its own film festival
Director
Marziyeh Boroumand
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Iran's reformist Khatami era, the film smuggles sharp economic critique through family-movie aesthetics.
Leila Hatami, later Oscar-nominated for A Separation, reportedly practiced jar-opening techniques for weeks. The jar remained sealed on set.
IR
