A Fox Under a Pink Moon

TIFF.25 - Supernova

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TIFF 2026

Section: Supernova
Director: Mehrdad Oskouei
Cast: Soraya Akhalaghi
Duration: 1h 17m
Country: Iran (Islamic Republic of), United Kingdom, United States, Denmark, France
Language: fa
Year: 2025

At just 16, Soraya Akhalaghi is already creating stunning drawings and sculptures that are as beautiful as they are dark. She has been trying for five years to find a way out of Iran and join her mother in Austria. This subtly textured self-portrait interweaves chilling scenes of her escape attempts with videos in which she sings and dances — or shows her bruises. Soraya Akhalaghi is married to a violent man, and she is determined to shape her own future.