Achilles

Working nights in a local hospital, Farid is called up to the psychiatric ward to treat a female patient who is beating the walls that confine her. She wants to go outside, and one night Farid acquiesces to her request. What follows is a beautifully acted story about two characters on the run whose lives have been hollowed out by a repressive regime they feel powerless to escape. Direct from Toronto, Farhad Delaram’s debut feature is a moving look at the nature of heroism and a tribute to filmmakers such as Jafar Panahi (No Bears, SFF 2023) who continue to make films in the face of state persecution.