Melissa Zakeri

Playing with Stars is a 2021 Iranian drama film directed and written by Hatef Alimardani. The film screened for the first time at the 39th Fajr Film Festival and earned 2 nominations.

Two families who live in neighborhood in south of Tehran have different looks to life. These differences make some troubles for both.

Nava tries to convince her sister to get back with her husband, while her own fiance is cheating on her.

Zohreh is on the verge of emigrating and faces personal and social problems.

An old man living with his only daughter tries to keep her close to him by any means, although she is married. With longing for what was, the daughter becomes attached to the one thing she has left of her deceased mother, a horse. Jealous of her affections, the old and stubborn patriarch sets the horse free, leading to his daughter’s despair... This evocative and at times frightening power game is about isolation, vulnerability and how we can become too dependent on those we love.

Sina Maleki has only a few months to pass the entrance exam. On the one hand, the shaky foundation of the family, and on the other hand, his acquaintance with a young man who loves music, creates adventures for him.

A Soldier "Khanjari" (played by Ahmad Mehranfar) who had come to Tehran from the north and was serving his military service at the police station of 100 Mellat. One of the accused who was brought to the police station was a young lady named Elizabeth who had a dog named Lucy. Dagger falls in love with Elizabeth and when he finds out that Elizabeth's dog has been impounded, he mistakenly takes a dog instead of Lucy and gives it to Elizabeth. Elizabeth, who realizes that the dog is not hers, leaves the park under the pretext of parking her car in order not to upset Daggeri.

The story is about a family who decide to import coffee in order to gain a lot of financial profit, and they happen to be very successful in this work, so much so that the main character is known as the "Father of Coffee".