Life and a Day

Life and a Day

We all die one day, don't worry, no one's ever left alive.

2016112 min7.9 / 10

A melancholic family drama centered on an impoverished Iranian household grappling with loss, mortality, and the fragile bonds that hold them together as a daughter leaves.

Somaieh, the youngest daughter of an indigent family, is getting married and fear is overwhelming each and every member of the family regarding how to overcome their difficulties after she's gone.

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