Endless Borders

Spending his days in an underprivileged area near the Afghan border, Ahmad tries to make sense of his fate, living the life of an exile far away from Tehran where his heart as well as his troubled political past still belong. It is here that his new life faces even more complications when he grapples to protect a girl trapped in an arranged marriage and gets deeply involved in the social politics of his hosts. Things get even more complicated when a love story from the past catches up with him in his new home that is surrounded by expansive mountains and endless borders stretching across the desert.

Winner of the Big Screen Competition at the Rotterdam International Film Festival, ENDLESS BORDER has been praised as one of the best films of Iranian cinema of recent years. It delves into the complexities of Iranian politics, family dynamics, ethnic tensions, and a repressive regime pushing the lives of ordinary people to an irreversible dead end.

Born in Abadan, Iran, in 1982, Abbas Amini started his career in film as an assistant director in feature films. His early works, including short films and documentaries, delve into social issues, emphasizing the aftermath of the Iraq-Iran war and children's welfare. Committed to social causes, he has volunteered for the Association for the Protection of Child Laborers (APCL) for a decade. His debut feature, VALDERAMA, earned recognition at the 2016 Berlinale Generation, showcasing his dedication to impactful storytelling on critical societal matters. ENDLESS BORDERS is Abbas’s latest film that has won the hearts of audiences and film critics at numerous film festivals across the world and deals with very tense, strong and current social and political topics.