15 Nov

20:45

Pathé City

Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen 15-19, Amsterdam

Two queer lovers escape into a dream world of their own after an underground rave in the theocratic city of Tehran is broken up by the morality police.

Sun, 15 Nov 2026 20:45

Pathé City, Amsterdam

Tue, 17 Nov 2026 14:30

Pathe Tuschinski, Amsterdam

Thu, 19 Nov 2026 17:00

Eye Filmmuseum, Amsterdam

Sat, 21 Nov 2026 20:00

Pathe Tuschinski, Amsterdam

Sun, 22 Nov 2026 14:15

Het Ketelhuis, Amsterdam

Ãsheghetam

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This kaleidoscopic film is a powerful expression of queer love and resistance, following two queer lovers in Tehran as they escape into a dream world after a raid by the morality police. A punk testament to the fact that love cannot be suppressed.

Synopsis

Two queer lovers escape into a dream world of their own after an underground rave in the theocratic city of Tehran is broken up by the morality police. But escapism can only take you so far, and the oppressors can never be shut out completely.

Ãsheghetam (“I love you”) is a kaleidoscopic film where computer animation, fiction, and documentary are woven together into an expressionistic cry of vitality. With a unique aesthetic of its own—at times tending toward neo-noir, at others deliberately artificial and digital—exiled filmmaker Filmsaaz creates a portrait of young people in a Tehran which is burning. A punk testament to the fact that love cannot be suppressed.

Please note: This film contains sensory triggers.

Screening Information

Part of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) 2026. This film is shown as part of the compilation 'Shorts: Acts of Counter Erasure'.