Nominations
de A Bit of Life

A Bit of Light (Kami nour)

2026

Iran / Switzerland / Italy / Canada / Turkey – 2026 – Color – Fiction – 87’

After being arrested and having his medical practice shut down, a disillusioned Iranian doctor loses faith in the future. Determined to end his life, he spends one final day visiting his siblings and mother to prepare them for his departure. Their compassion, care and companionship slowly reconcile him with reality.

CREW
Director – Ali Asgari

Selection
Mostra Venezia Concorso 2026 selection / 83nd Venice International Film Festival

Writer - Ali Asgari, Shadmehr Rastin
Cinematographer - Iman Tahsin
Production manager - Ebrahim Jodeiri and Mohammad Asgari
Editor - Iman Tahsin
Music - Navid Divan
Sound - Vahid Moghadasi, Sara Nasrabadi
Costume Design - Atena Daremi
Make-up - Saman Mahabadi
VFX - Hadi Pourkerman

CAST
Misagh Zareh (Arash)
Sadaf Asgari (Mahsa)
Forouzan Jamshidnejad (Masoumeh)
Ramtin Daghigh (Mazia)
Mina Rahimzadeh (The Mother)

Producers – Milad Khosravi (Iran), Afshin Salamian (Switzerland), Lorenzo Cioffi, Giorgio Giampà, co-production Francesco Melzi d’Eril, Gabriele Moratti (Italy), Sholeh Alemi Fabbri (Toronto CA), Sara Nasrabadi (İstanbul) Avantika Singh Desbouvries (France)

Production Companies - Seven Springs Pictures, Sunny Independent Pictures, Zoe Films, Good Measure Productions, Haurvatat Film, MeMo Films, Salt for Sugar Films