Oman today_ Homayoun Ghanizadeh will present his latest film, Ah, What a Lovely Day, at the prestigious Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival — a work that has already become one of the most anticipated and talked-about Iranian films of the year.
The film features a remarkable ensemble of Iranian cinema’s leading stars: Ali Nassirian, Navid Mohammadzadeh, Peyman Maadi, and Golshifteh Farahani — the internationally acclaimed Iranian actress and artist — along with a special appearance by Shirin Neshat, one of the most prominent figures in the contemporary art world. Ah, What a Lovely Day will have its world premiere at the Tallinn festival.
International critics are already describing the film as one of the festival’s most intriguing titles, thanks to its distinctive form and bold artistic approach. Ghanizadeh — celebrated for acclaimed works such as A Hairy Tale (Maskhareh Baz) and Mississippi Dies Seated — seems, this time, to have blurred the line between reality, imagination, and performance more than ever before.
With its unique visual world, poetic cinematic language, and narrative ingenuity, many critics regard this film as a significant new step in the evolution of Iranian auteur cinema.
The presence of talents such as Farahani and Neshat, combined with Ghanizadeh’s fearless creativity, promises a work that is likely to shine not only in Tallinn but also across other major international festivals. According to early reports, Ghanizadeh’s new screenplay is considered one of the most powerful and richly detailed works of recent Iranian cinema — a multilayered text with a poetic and philosophical vision that turns the narrative into a deeply immersive, introspective, and emotionally resonant experience.