Subtraction
2022 - IRAN, FRANCE - DRAMA/ THRILLER - 16:9 - 107 MINUTES - WITH ENGLISH AND FRENCH SUBTITLES
A FILM BY MANI HAGHIGHI
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When Farzaneh (Taraneh Alidoosti) spots a man on a city bus who looks an awful lot like her husband, Jalal (Navid Mohammadzadeh), she follows him to an unfamiliar building. There, she sees the residents greet him as if they know him and watches from the street as he enters an apartment to meet with another woman.
Three months pregnant and barely present in her job as a driving instructor, Farzaneh is convinced she’s caught Jalal in an affair. When they discuss it, he’s adamant about his alibi, reminding her that he was miles away at the time. Farzaneh begins to fall apart, but she swears she saw him, and, unable to let go, she continues to pull on the thread before making an unsettling discovery about the man on the bus.
“careful craftsmanship and excellent” - Toronto Star
“a gripping story of inescapable doom” - What She Said
“a sophisticated psychological thriller” - Classical Film FM
“refreshing the trope by doubling down on it” - Original CIN
“original and fascinating” - Afro Toronto
“Watching the French-Iranian film “Subtraction” I think of Jimmy Stewart in Hitchcock’s 1954 “Rear Window”. Why?” - Set the Bar Lifestyle