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Kami nour (A bit of light)

Venezia 83 Competition
Director:
Ali Asgari
Production:
Seven Springs Pictures (Milad Khosravi), Sunny Independent Pictures (Afshin Salamian), Zoe Films (Lorenzo Cioffi, Giorgio Giampà), Good Measure Productions (Sholeh Alemi Fabbri), Haurvatat Film (Sara Nasrabadi), MeMo Films (Francesco Melzi d’Eril, Gabriele Moratti), Salt for Sugar Films (Avantika Singh Desbouvries)
Running Time:
87’
Language:
Persian
Country:
Iran, Switzerland, Italy, Canada, Türkiye
Main Cast:
Misagh Zareh, Sadaf Asgari, Forouzan Jamshidnejad, Ramtin Daghigh, Mina Rahimzadeh
Screenplay:
Ali Asgari, Shadmehr Rastin
Cinematographer:
Iman Tahsin
Editor:
Iman Tahsin
Costume Designer:
Atena Daremi
Music:
Navid Divan
Sound:
Sara Nasrabadi, Vahid Moghadasi
Visual Effects:
Hadi Pourkerman
Makeup:Saman Mahabadi

Program Cinema 2026 (Public)

Sala Grande More
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Program Cinema 2026 (Pass holders)

Sala Darsena More
Sala Perla More
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Synopsis

After being arrested and having his medical practice shut down, a disillusioned Iranian doctor loses faith in the future. Determined to end his life, he spends one final day visiting his siblings and mother to prepare them for his departure. Their compassion, care and companionship slowly reconcile him with reality.

Director’s Statement

I have often wondered: when suffering becomes an inseparable part of our daily existence, what gives life its value? Can we ever separate our own existence from the lives of others? Are our choices truly only our own, or do they leave traces in the hearts and memories of those around us? Living in Iran, where economic hardship, political uncertainty, and the constant shadow of war have become part of everyday life, I have witnessed how people continue to endure, to care for one another, and to create small moments of hope. Perhaps what allows us to keep going is not the absence of suffering, but the invisible connections that bind us together, the feeling that our existence is intertwined with the lives of others.
Kami Nour explores the fragile space between despair and the quiet forces that keep us connected to life. Through ordinary gestures and seemingly insignificant encounters, it reveals how meaning can emerge from the smallest moments: an act of kindness, a familiar presence, a shared silence, or the gentle touch of a mother’s hand.
For me, this film is not a story about sorrow, but about the invisible bonds that make life worth holding onto. Suffering may never disappear completely, and life may remain filled with uncertainty and injustice. But perhaps the value of life has never depended on the absence of pain. Perhaps it lies in our ability to love, to be loved, and in the traces we leave behind in the lives of others.

Production/Distribution
 

PRODUCTION 1:
Seven Springs Pictures - Milad Khosravi,
Unit 565, Shahran Building, Northern Shahran District,
1478865849 Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Tel: +33 769293926
E-mail: milad.khosravi.baledi@gmail.com
Web: http://www.7springspictures.com/
Social Media: @sevenspringspictures – Instagram

PRODUCTION 2:
Sunny Independent Pictures - Afshin Salamian,
5, rampe de la Treille
1204 Geneva, Switzerland
Tel: +41 78 624 46 47
E-mail: as@sunny-pic.ch
Web: http://www.sunny-pic.ch/
Social Media: Sunny Independent Pictures - Facebook

PRODUCTION 3:
Zoe Films - Lorenzo Cioffi, Giorgio Giampà,
21, Via Reno
00100 Roma, Italy
Tel: +39 3357375979
E-mail: info@zoefilms.it
Web: http://www.zoefilms.it/
Social Media: @zoefilmsit - Instagram, zoefilmsit- Facebook

PRODUCTION 4:
Good Measure Productions - Sholeh Alemi Fabbri,
Toronto, Canada
Tel: +1 416-919-5999
E-mail: sholeh@goodmeasureproductions.com
Web: http://goodmeasureproductions.com
Social Media: @goodmeasureproductions - Instagram, Good Measure Productions – Facebook

PRODUCTION 5:
Haurvatat Film - Sara Nasrabadi
Cihannüma Mah., Yıldız Cad. Emek İş Merkezi No:51, Kapı No:2,
34353 Beşiktaş, İstanbul
E-mail: haurvatat.film@gmail.com
Web: https://www.haurvatat.info
Social Media: @haurvatat_film - Instagram, HAURVATAT Film - Facebook

PRODUCTION 6:
MeMo Films - Francesco Melzi d’Eril, Gabriele Moratti
Vicolo Santa Maria Alla Porta 1
20123 Milan, Italy
Tel: +39 3483678040
E-mail: fmelzi00@gmail.com
Social Media: @memofilmsofficial – Instagram

PRODUCTION 7
Salt for Sugar Films - Avantika Singh Desbouvries
12, Rue Juliette Dodu, 75010 Paris, France
Tel: +33 629655650
E-mail: contact@saltforsugarfilms.com
Website: www.saltforsugarfilms.com
Social Media: @saltforsugarfilms – Instagram

WORLD SALES:
Salaud Morisset - François Morisset
88 rue Armand Silvestre
92400 Courbevoie, France
Tel: +33 6 25 88 50 52
E-mail: festival@salaudmorisset.com
Web: http://www.salaudmorisset.com
Social Media: @salaud_morisset -Instagram, Salaud Morisset -Facebook

ITALIAN DISTRIBUTION:
Teodora Film Distribuzione - Stefano Finesi
Via Flaminia 61
00196 Roma, Italy
Tel: +39 0687979000
E-mail: info@teodorafilm.com
Web: https://www.teodorafilm.com/
Social Media: @teodorafilm - Instagram

PRESS OFFICE:
Anne Takahashi - Taka PR
Tel: +1 (917) 825-4340
E-mail: anne@takapr.com

ITALIAN PRESS OFFICE:
Stefano Finesi
Tel: +39 3334482025
E-mail: stefano.finesi@teodorafilm.com


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