ZENDEGI VA DIGAR HICH is a poignant journey through rural Iran following the devastating earthquake of 1990. A director and his son travel through ruined villages to find actors from his previous film. Along the way, they encounter survivors who, despite their misfortune, continue with their lives. Internationally acclaimed, Kiarostami blends elements of documentary and narrative filmmaking into a moving meditation on resilience and the relentless flow of life. With its minimalist storytelling, slow camera movements, and natural lighting, the film combines poetic cinema with realism through improvised dialogue and amateur performances, capturing the human ability to recover and move forward from disaster.

Loan of the film print with kind support of HfG Karlsruhe.