HEAD TO HEAD
By Ghasideh Golmakani
- Germany, Iran
- 2026
- Fiction
- Dark Comedy
- Colour
- 80
- O.V. Persian
- Subtitled in English
Original title – Sar beh Sar
International title – Head to Head
Logline
For her latest film shot in Iran, a female director requires the men to wear skirts and headscarves, sparking on-set rebellion and drawing unwanted attention from the authorities.
Synopsis
In today’s Iran, acclaimed female writer-director Bahar makes the radical choice to require men to wear skirts and headscarves for her latest film.
As the men struggle with heat, restrictions, and wounded pride, tension swells and Bahar’s hopes for success are met with growing resistance.
Cast
Mehrnoosh Satari (Bahar/Director)
Saeed Naderi (Sina)
Ebrahim Azizi (Ebi)
Amir Hajimohammadi (Nima)
Reza Mohseni (Alborz)
Saman Mazloomi (Arash)
Elaheh Farazmand (Saba/Assistant Director)
Bahador Bastanhagh (Jamshid/Husband)
Mohammad Saeedi (Morality patrol)
and
Lili Farhadpour (Passenger)
Crew
Written & Directed by – Ghasideh Golmakani
Director of Photography – Amin Jafari
Sound Designer – Alireza Alavian
Production Designer – Melody Esmaeili
Editor – Maryam Hashemipour
Music Composer – Yoones Eskandari
Sound Recordist – Farzin Zand
Make-Up Designer – Alireza Khorshid
Colorist – Hamidreza Fatourehchian
VFX – Alireza Akbari, Shahrzad Akbari, Hamidreza Fatourechian
Executive Producer – Saba M. Rezaei
Production Manager – Mohsen Lashgari
Assistant Director – Mehdi Taghizadeh
Producer – Ghasideh Golmakani
Associate-Producer – David M. Lorenz
Festival debut: World Premiere
51st Toronto International Film Festival, Canada. ‘Discovery’ section.
September 10-20, 2026.
https://tiff.net/about-the-festival
HEAD TO HEAD, has been nominated for the 19th Asia Pacific Screen Awards for
Best Screenplay 2026.
https://www.asiapacificscreenawards.com/
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Festivals
- 51st Toronto International Film Festival, Canada. ‘Discovery’ section. September 10-20, 2026.
- 22nd Zurich Film Festival, Switzerland. September 24 – October 04, 2026. ‘Official Competition’ section.
- 31st Busan International Film Festival, South Korea. October 06 – 15, 2026. ‘A Window on Asian Cinema’ section.
11th FOREST CITY Film Festival, London, Ontario, Canada. October 15 – 25, 2026. https://fcff.ca/
