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Iranian Debut Director Aliyar Rasti on Faith, Magic and Miracles in Berlinale Encounters Premiere ‘The Great Yawn of History’
The first-time filmmaker talks about his road-trip allegory about an Iranian man who sets off to find a hidden treasure that came to him in a dream.
A cross-country journey in search of a mysterious treasure puts the nature of faith to the test in “The Great Yawn of History,” the feature debut of Iranian director Aliyar Rasti, which premieres Feb. 23 in the competitive Encounters section of the Berlin Film Festival. Convinced he’s forbidden by Islamic law to claim the treasure himself, he turns to a non-believer to assist him, setting into motion an arduous journey of both physical and spiritual dimensions as the two men grapple with notions of faith in their pursuit of a miracle. The director’s sister, an accomplished musician who also composed the film’s score, sent him a piece of music she had written amid the ongoing street protests over the death in police custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini.
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