
Writer: Abdilla Monica Permata B.
The film by Isabelle Kalandar, ANOTHER BIRTH, premiered at the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) 2025. It presents a poetic story about a little girl in the Badakhshan mountains, blending imagination, sorrow, and the search for meaning in life.
ANOTHER BIRTH is described as a film as beautiful as poetry, highlighting the life of Parastu, a little girl living in a remote village. When she sees her grandfather, Bobo Ali, dying from longing for a son who never returned, Parastu embarks on an imaginative journey to save him. With her friend, Guliston, she traverses the mountains, searching for a father she has never met, until she encounters a wise figure and the mythical character Pari from Persian folklore.
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