Sri Lanka’s Jaffna to host Iran’s ‘At the End of the Day’
Iranian feature film ‘At the End of the Day,’ directed by Babak Bahrambeigi, will compete at the Jaffna International Cinema Festival in northern Sri Lanka, set to run from December 30, to January 4, 2026, festival organizers said, marking the film’s latest step-up on the South Asian festival circuit.
The film, which has yet to screen domestically, tracks a single day in the lives of three couples in a small town as their relationships hit inflection points. Its narrative centers on women forced to weigh social pressure against men’s demands for autonomy, pushing the drama through tightly paced, character-driven turns rather than plot-heavy mechanics, IRNA reported.
The cast features prominent Iranian actors Hanieh Tavasoli, Reza Behboudi, Khayyam Vaghar Kashani, Mahtab Servati, Shayesteh Sajadi, Hesam Rezaeian and Shabnam Moghadami. The ensemble approach gives the film breadth while maintaining a disciplined focus on gendered power dynamics and resilience.
‘At the End of the Day’ previously picked up a special jury mention at the fourth Kolkata International Film Festival. Jurors cited the film’s “forceful portrayal of women’s resilience in the face of patriarchy and power,” a framing that has helped it gain traction with programmers scouting for socially grounded cinema.
Director Babak Bahrambeigi earlier helmed ‘A Long Day,’ while producer Mehdi Kouhian is known for backing independent projects, including documentaries ‘Death and the Judge’ and ‘Paris Tehran,’ as well as the feature ‘Preuve’.