Fish & Cat (2013)

Fish & Cat (in Persian : ماهی و گربه; transliterated as Mahi va Gorbeh) is a 2013 mystery drama slasher Iranian film directed by Shahram Mokri. The film narrated in 140 minutes tells the story of a group of university students camping at a lakeside for Kite-running competitions, all through a without-a-cut single shot. The film was first premiered in Venice Film Festival in 6 September 2013. The film won the Special Award in 2013 Venice Film Festival and the FIPRESCI award in 2014 Fribourg International Film Festival. In September 2015, Fish & Cat became one of ten shortlisted Iranian films for Iran's submission for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards

Fish & Cat is inspired by the true story of a restaurant that served human flesh in northern Iran at late 90s. Iranian actors Babak Karimi and Saeid Ebrahimifar along with some other young theatre artists have acted in the film.

Many critics believe that Mokri’s screen representation is an innovative and technically impressive film. The film was screened in Iran in few cinemas like Azadi cinema complex and Kourosh Complex in Tehran and Howeyzeh cinema complex in Mashhad.

Synopsis

A number of students have traveled to the Caspian region in order to participate in a kite-flying event during the winter solstice. Next to their camp is a small hut occupied by three cooks who work at a nearby restaurant.

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