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BIT OF LIGHT

کمی نور

A film by Ali Asgari

Starring Missagh Zareh, Sadaf Asgari, Forouzan Jamshidnejad, Ramtin Daghigh, Mina Rahimzadeh

A Oct 22, 7:00pm

Big Newport, Screen 5

A Bit of Light follows a disillusioned Tehran doctor who decides to end his life after authorities shut down his medical practice. He spends one final day visiting his family to prepare them for his departure. However, unexpected moments of profound human connection and family warmth slowly reconcile him with reality, sparking a fragile sense of hope.

Director’s Statement
I have often wondered: when suffering becomes an inseparable part of our daily existence, what gives life its value? Can we ever separate our own existence from the lives of others? Are our choices truly only our own, or do they leave traces in the hearts and memories of those around us? Living in Iran, where economic hardship, political uncertainty, and the constant shadow of war have become part of everyday life, I have witnessed how people continue to endure, to care for one another, and to create small moments of hope. Perhaps what allows us to keep going is not the absence of suffering, but the invisible connections that bind us together, the feeling that our existence is intertwined with the lives of others.
Kami Nour explores the fragile space between despair and the quiet forces that keep us connected to life. Through ordinary gestures and seemingly insignificant encounters, it reveals how meaning can emerge from the smallest moments: an act of kindness, a familiar presence, a shared silence, or the gentle touch of a mother’s hand.
For me, this film is not a story about sorrow, but about the invisible bonds that make life worth holding onto. Suffering may never disappear completely, and life may remain filled with uncertainty and injustice. But perhaps the value of life has never depended on the absence of pain. Perhaps it lies in our ability to love, to be loved, and in the traces we leave behind in the lives of others.

Year: 2026
Runtime: 87 minutes
Language: Persian
Country: Iran