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Without Permission

By Hassan Nazer

  • United Kingdom
  • 2025
  • Colour
  • 72 min
  • O.V. Persian
  • Subtitled in English & French

Original title – Witout Permission
International title – Without Permission
French title – Sans Permission

Logline

An exiled Iranian filmmaker, denied official permission to make his film, secretly turns to children to capture the unfiltered voices of a new generation risking everything to explore love, identity, and freedom in a society that seeks to silence them.

Synopsis

An exiled Iranian filmmaker returns home after being denied permission for his scripted film. Determined to capture the voices of the new generation and their unfiltered thoughts on love, identity, and freedom, he turns to children, secretly filming in hidden locations. As he navigates societal and political barriers, his journey becomes a powerful exploration of self-expression in a controlled world. 

Cast

Behrouz Sebt Rasoul (Director)
Setareh Fakhaari (Assistant Director)
Mehdi Mehri (Reza)

Crew

Director – Hassan Nazer
Screenplay – Hassan Nazer
Director of Photography – Ali-Mohammad Ghassemi
Editing – Ali Navaeian & Hassan Nazer
Original Music – Amin Sharifi
Sound Designer – Amin Sharifi
Sound Recordist – Ali Abdolhosseini
Set & Costume Designer – Payam Hossein Sourimir 
Make-Up Artist – Abbas Abbasi

Production Manager – Mjtaba Noor-Mohammadi 
Producer – Hassan Nazer

Festival Debut
World Premiere

 

Library

DreamLab was set up in 2000 to produce, promote and distribute independent short and feature films, whether fiction, animation or documentary.
We are able to offer both film festivals and similar organisations specific scheduling catering to all ages and cinema going audiences.
DreamLab is both European representative and contact of the Iranian Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (Kanoon)- Iran. Please find some fine examples of the wide range of Kanoon productions in the catalogue.