And How Miserable Is The Home of Evil

© And How Miserable Is The Home of Evil (Saleh Kashefi, 2023)

And How Miserable Is The Home of Evil

Saleh Kashefi is an Iranian filmmaker who has taken refuge in Switzerland. He decides to attack Ali Khamanei, Iran’s Supreme Leader, out of a desire to “play a role” in the uprising in his native country because “he has affected every second of [his] life.”

Kashefi plays Khamanei on his own turf, that of his public image. We witness the dictator’s fictional last moments right before his downfall. Kashefi creates a new soundtrack that ascribes disturbing emotions to Khamanei, languishing on his throne as the streets fill with whispers.

And How Miserable Is The Home of Evil is part of Film Fest Gent's international short film competition.