A film of El Gouna Film Festival

قليل من النورA Bit of Light

Director
Ali Asgari
Countries
Iran, Switzerland, Italy, Canada, Türkiye
Year
2026
Running time
87 min
Language
Persian

At El Gouna Film Festival

What it is about

After being arrested and having his medical practice shut down, an Iranian doctor loses faith in the future and resolves to end his life - but one final day among his family begins to unsettle his decision.

Key roles

Director
Ali Asgari
Writer
Ali Asgari, Shadmehr Rastin
Producer
Milad Khosravi, Afshin Salamian, Giorgio Giampà, Lorenzo Cioffi, Sholeh Alemi Fabbri
Director of photography
Iman Tahsin
Editor
Iman Tahsin

Full credits

Cast

5
  • Misagh Zareas Arash
  • Sadaf Asgarias Mahsa
  • Forouzan Jamshidnejadas Massi
  • Ramtin Daghigh
  • Mina Rahimzadeh

Directing

1
  • Ali AsgariDirector

Writing

2
  • Ali AsgariWriter
  • Shadmehr RastinWriter

Production

13
  • Milad KhosraviProducer
  • Afshin SalamianProducer
  • Giorgio GiampàProducer
  • Lorenzo CioffiProducer
  • Sholeh Alemi FabbriProducer
  • Odessa RaeExecutive producer
  • Taika WaititiExecutive producer
  • Sara NasrabadiCo-producer
  • Ali AsgariCo-producer
  • Vandah TaghdisiProducer's Assistant
  • Farhid MallakpourProducer's Assistant
  • Ebrahim JodeiriProduction manager
  • Mohammad AsgariProduction manager

Camera

1
  • Iman TahsinDirector of photography

Editing

1
  • Iman TahsinEditor

Sound

2
  • Vahid MoghadasiSound design
  • Sara NasrabadiSound recordist

Costume and make-up

1
  • Atena DaremiCostume design

Companies

Seven Springs Pictures · Sunny Independent Pictures · Zoe Films · Good Measure Productions · HAURVATAT Film · Taat Films · MeMo Films · Salt for Sugar Films · Avantika Singh Pictures

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