Falling House review
Venice film festival: Mohsen Gharaei’s powerfully acted domestic drama watches as the failing patriarch attempts to contain family rebellion
TL;DR
- The film "Falling House" by Mohsen Gharaei is a domestic drama set in Iran.
- It depicts a jailer who locks his family inside their home, seeing Iran as a prison for everyone.
- The patriarch, Rashid Hafizhi, acts out of a misguided sense of love and authority to protect his family.
- His eldest daughter, Ensi, plans to leave to become a model, facing obstacles in Iran.
- The movie is described as social realism and a veiled parable of life in the Islamic Republic.
- It suggests that escape is the only logical choice but requires money and a passport.
- The film explores themes of confinement, control, and the breakdown of family.