Muslim International Film Festival In The Arms of The Tree (Iran)

Join us at MIFF for a screening of, 'In The Arms of The Tree' by director Babak Khajehpasha, on October 12th, 2025 at 7:10 pm!

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Logline: Kimia is about to divorce from Farid due to a strange illness, and this process has proceeded in a mutual respect and both are finalizing the divorce. Their two sons, unaware of their parents’ decision, live their normal lives and spend their days with great interest in each other until they face their parents' decision: now the father wants to take one of the sons and the mother wants to take the other one. They have to prepare the children for this separation and start to teach them to be away from each other. The children's perspective on the story of separation, creates a new course in the life of this couple.

Directed by: Babak Khajehpasha

Runtime: 01:22:00

Director's biography: Babak Khajehpasha was born on March, 1981. His parents were the actors of theater so he gets familiar with dramatic arts in his childhood. He started his activity in 1999 by theater acting. He directed about 30 theaters like Romeo and Juliet, Muckelt Parody, A Bakolah A Bikolah, Orange Mind, And Abgooshte Zahremari. He has written 16 dramas. He started cinema in 2006 by making short films. He made 8 short films. He was the director assistant of Majid Majidi and Reza Mirkarimi. In 2023 he has made his first feature film: “In the Arms of The Tree” that was selected for Shanghai TV Festival, Sharjah International Film Festival for Children & Youth and Iranian Film Festival, Switzerland. He has made his second feature: “Light Blue” in 2024. He is teaching Cinema in Sooreh University from 2023.

*Parental Guidance is Suggested*