Atabai

Atabai - which means 'a great man' in Turkish - is a middle-aged architect who returns home from Tehran to his home village in Azerbaijan.

Despite not having luck in terms of romantic love and finding himself haunted by the memory of his sister's suicide, Atabai's homecoming brings prosperity to his village and he finds respect and dignity among the ones who love him. But Atabai wants more. Will his fear of falling in love hold him back from finding the inner peace that he's been looking for all this time?

After screening at a whole host of global film festivals, including receiving a nomination for Best Film and Best Director at Iran's Fajr Film Festival 2020, Atabai is a big-screen gem that shines light on the loneliness of modern life and the reinvigorating sense of your homeland.

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