A Time in Eternity

A Time in Eternity (2026)

زمانی در ابدیت

A woman embarks on an unyielding and possibly hopeless search for her missing husband, a journey that strains her already fragile relationship with her daughter. Along the way, she also faces the unwelcome advances of her persistent brother-in-law.

Date of release
2026-11-15
Runtime
1h 58m
Genres
Drama, Science Fiction
Director
Mehdi Norowzian

Casting

Interesting facts

A Time in Eternity is a 2026 Iranian-British science fiction drama film directed by Mehdi Norowzian, and written by Norowzian, Sepideh Ghorbani and Ali Asghari. The film stars Leila Hatami, Babak Hamidian, Navid Pourfaraj, Abbas Ghazali, Bita Farahi, Taranom Kermanian and Marjan Ettefaghian, with Niki Karimi as producer. The film was shot entirely in Iran and had its world premiere in the International Competition section of L'Étrange Festival in Paris in September 2026.

Production

A Time in Eternity was directed by Iranian-British filmmaker Mehdi Norowzian. The film marked his return to feature filmmaking after approximately two decades. Norowzian had previously directed the feature film Leo and the short film Killing Joe, for which he received an Academy Award nomination.

The screenplay was written jointly by Norowzian, Sepideh Ghorbani and Ali Asghari. Niki Karimi served as producer.

The project was announced in Iran in 2022, with Leila Hatami attached to star. Contemporary reports described the film as a drama with metaphysical and science-fiction elements.

The film was shot entirely in Iran over the course of 87 days. Filming took place in Tehran, Qeshm Island, Varzaneh and Mazandaran, among other locations.

Masoud Salami served as cinematographer. The film was edited by Esmaeil Alizadeh, with original music by Arash Gouran.

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