Black Rabbit, White Rabbit

A suspicious film prop, mysterious acting audition, conspiratorial road incident and multiple rabbits are woven together in this bold and beguiling drama from Tajikistan.

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Credits

  • Director

    Shahram Mokri

  • Screenwriters

    Nasim Ahmadpour, Shahram Mokri

  • With

    Babak Karimi, Hasti Mohammaï, Kibriyo Dilyobova

  • Tajikistan-United Arab Emirates 2025. 139min

  • Courtesy of

    DreamLab Films

  • Languages

    Tajiki Persian, Russian

    With English subtitles

Introduction

A film armorer suspects a fake firearm is real. An actor arrives on set demanding a role. A car crash victim fears her accident was deliberate. Three seemingly disparate stories weave into an enigmatic whole, with flowing, expertly choreographed takes, no small amount of droll humour and flashes of magic realism punctuating Iranian director Shahram Mokri’s playful, subtly provocative meta-mystery.

Leigh Singer

How to book

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