# Terrestrial Verses

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2023 Iranian film

Terrestrial Verses Persian آیه های زمینی Directed by Ali Asgari Alireza Khatami Written by Ali Asgari Alireza Khatami Produced by Ali Asgari Milad Khosravi Starring Sadaf Asgari Bahram Ark Ardeshir Kazemi Gohar Kheirandish Farzin Mohades Faezeh Rad Majid Salehi Hossein Soleimani Cinematography Adib Sobhani Edited by Ehsan Vaseghi Production companies Cynefilms Seven Springs Pictures Taat Films Distributed by Films Boutique (Worldwide) Release date 23 May 2023 (2023-05-23) (Cannes) Running time 77 minutes Country Iran Language Persian

***Terrestrial Verses*** ([Persian](/source/Persian_language): آیه های زمینی) is a 2023 Iranian film written and directed by [Ali Asgari](/source/Ali_Asgari_(director)) and [Alireza Khatami](/source/Alireza_Khatami).[1][2]

It had its world premiere at the *[Un Certain Regard](/source/Un_Certain_Regard)* section of the [2023 Cannes Film Festival](/source/2023_Cannes_Film_Festival), on 23 May 2023. The film also had theatrical release in France, where it achieved approximately 100,000 admissions.[3]

## Synopsis

The film contains nine [vignettes](/source/Vignette_(literature)) in which ordinary Iranian citizens struggle against the power of religiously-guided authoritarianism in everyday situations.[4]

## Cast

- [Sadaf Asgari](/source/Sadaf_Asgari) as Sadaf

- Bahram Ark as Bahram

- [Ardeshir Kazemi](/source/Ardeshir_Kazemi) as 100-year-old man

- [Gohar Kheirandish](/source/Gohar_Kheirandish) as Mehri

- Farzin Mohades as Ali

- Faezeh Rad as Faezeh

- [Majid Salehi](/source/Majid_Salehi) as Siamak

- Hossein Soleimani as Farbod Akhtari

- Sarvin Zabetian as Aram

- Arghavan Shabani as Selena

## Production

Asgari and Khatami worked on the script together, but had difficulty finding a producer and ultimately produced the film at their own expense with financial support from friends. The film was then shot within seven days.[5]

## Release

The film premiered on May 23, 2023, in Cannes, after which it was shown on October 4, 2023, at the BFI Film Festival in London, on October 19, 2023, in the USA during the Chicago International Film Festival and at other international film festivals. The cinema release in Germany was April 11, 2024.[6]

## Awards

The film won both the Grand Prix and the FIPRESCI Award at 2024 [Luxembourg City Film Festival](/source/Luxembourg_City_Film_Festival).[7]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Wilkinson, Alissa (April 25, 2024). ["'Terrestrial Verses' Review: Sitting in the Bureaucrat's Seat"](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/movies/terrestrial-verses-review.html) – via NYTimes.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Barnes, Zachary. ["'Terrestrial Verses' Review: Stories of Struggle in Iran"](https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/film/terrestrial-verses-review-stories-of-struggle-in-iran-airdigital-581c4783).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Milad Khosravi profile"](https://7springspictures.com/milad-khosravi/). *Seven Springs Pictures official site*. Retrieved 18 August 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Terrestrial Verses"](https://virginiafilmfestival.org/films/terrestrial-verses/#:~:text=Terrestrial%20Verses%20is%20comprised%20of,the%20naming%20of%20a%20newborn.). *Virginia Film Festival*. 2023-09-18. Retrieved 2025-01-24.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Alireza Khatami und Ali Asgari, Irdische Verse](https://kunstundfilm.de/2024/04/irdische-verse/) Kunst und Film, retrieved 23 April 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Irdische Verse](https://www.berlin.de/kino/_bin/filmdetail.php/298256) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240422054209/https://www.berlin.de/kino/_bin/filmdetail.php/298256) 2024-04-22 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) berlin.de, retrieved 22 April 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-cineuropa2024_7-0)** Vassilis, Economou (2024-03-11). ["Terrestrial Verses wins big at the Luxembourg City Film Festival"](https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/458246/). Cineuropa. Retrieved 2024-05-31.

## External links

- [*Terrestrial Verses*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27502360/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

- [Variety Review](https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/terrestrial-verses-review-1235629653/)

- [The Hollywood Reporter Review](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/terrestrial-verses-review-ali-asgari-1235507252/)

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