

For weeks, 12-year-old Hayat (a word that means ‘life’) has been cramming for her final exam. Then the night before, her father falls ill and is rushed to hospital. Hayat is left alone to look after her infant sister. Help is at hand, but Hayat is not one to forego her responsibilities. Somehow the need to appear for her exam and look after her baby sister have to be reconciled.
Mohammad Sa'eed Babakhanlo
Nabat
LeadMehrdad Hassani
Akbar
Ghazaleh Parsafar
Ghazaleh
Gholamreza Ramezani
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“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Gholam Reza Ramezani's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. Hayat is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”