Congenital

Roja is a teenage village girl who is forced to marry a religious old man for blood money. On their wedding night, the husband demands to have sex with Roja against her will. Running against time, and with the help of a close friend, she embarks on a desperate lonely journey towards hope and emancipation.

Cast

Maryam Boubani

Grandmother

Ardeshir Khodadoost

Oldman

Sabah Gavili

Singer

Hadighe Mahmoudi

Female Hairdresser

Arina Moradi

The Mistress

Sarina Taraghi

Rozha

Crew

Saman Hosseinpuor

Director, Writer, Editor, Producer

Ako Zandkarimi

Director, Writer, Editor, Producer

Navid Zare

Cinematography

Alireza Hodayi

Colorist

Nima Abdolazimi

Second Assistant Director

Diman Zandi

Producer

Mehran Mokary

Production Design

Shahedeh Karimi

Costume Design

Ayoub Sheikh Ahmadi

Makeup Artist

Erfan Ebrahimi

Sound Designer

Neamat Narenji

Sound Recordist

Mobin Ghaderi

Boom Operator

Ali Zandi

Musician

Armin Pourmohamad

Production Manager

Sabah Gavili

Assistant Production Manager