Winner · Best Feature FilmThe Fantasy Film Festival, Paris
Winner · Best Feature FilmBonDance International Film Festival
WinnerSeptimius Awards
Choice of KanazawaKanazawa Film Fest 2023
Winner · Best Feature FilmPhenomena Festival, Brazil 2023 (Official Selection)
Synopsis
In Death Before Dying, Spenta-Mainyu, a celestial force of light, sets out to protect a soul across three incarnations from the cunning grip of Ahriman, the spirit of chaos.
This struggle between light and darkness unfolds across ages, culminating in modern Amsterdam, where the soul, now Nima, a former soldier, must confront the psychological scars of his past.
Mani Nickpour’s debut feature film.
From the film’s booklet: reincarnation, Zoroastrianism and “Persepolis on fire”.
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