Three miners who survived the collapse of a mine decide to hide their deaths so that their families can claim compensation. Their clandestine life gradually leads to new crises: family tensions, a desire to start anew, and a search for identity that brings them all the way to Teheran. Meanwhile, Iranian authorities await proof of death and their families are willing to go to any lengths to collect the payment. Survival soon becomes a horrifying choice.
Karim Lakzadeh
An Iranian filmmaker and DOP born in Shiraz in 1986, with a degree in Theatre and Television Directing. He began his career with short films such as ‘The Gambler’ (2015), leading to selections in festivals including FIFF. His first feature film, ‘Scissors’ (2016), premiered at the Fajr Film Festival, as did his next film, ‘Redhead’ (2017), which was also selected for the Mannheim-Heidelberg Film Festival. His next feature, ‘The Great Leap’ (2021), was screened at the Fantaspoa International Fantastic Film Festival, and his film ‘Dark Matter’ (2023) was presented at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. His latest feature, ‘Living Twice, Dying Thrice’ (2026), was selected to screen at the ACID section of the Cannes Film Festival.
DIRECTOR
Karim Lakzadeh
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Karim Lakzadeh
EDITOR
Karim Lakzadeh
SOUND
Emran Hashemi, Amin Sharifi
PRODUCTION
Farzane Ghorbani
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Repassfilm
CAST
Ebrahim Naeej, Mehdi Rashidi, Hojjat Hosseini, Hamed Nejabat, Shadab Mahdiar, Raha Soleimani, Keivan Parmar, Alireza Heidari Raad
