Ice Cream

In the funny, semi-autobiographical film Ice Cream, a young woman in Tehran named Maryam (played by the film’s writer-director Saba Riazi) loses her job and moves in with her grandmother. While trying to put her life back together, she entertains a romance with her real-estate broker and faces herself, her society and her addiction to ice cream. Maryam and her grandmother’s relationship is hilarious, touching and unlike anything ever seen in Iranian cinema. (Telluride Film Festival)