Greece / Oct 31, 2025 / Thessaloniki International Film Festival
1h 54min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
In the shadows of persecution in modern-day Iran, Layla, a determined young Bahá’í woman, and Sasan, a secular Muslim doctor, fall in love against all odds— risking imprisonment, betrayal, and heartbreak as they fight to define their truth in a society that forbids it.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Dana Haqjoo | Mr. Darvani |
| Javad Djavahery | Reza Naderi |
| Negin Kamali | Jasmine Nejad |
| Tara Tedjarati | Nurse Rashidi |
| Alexis Rad | Mehrdad |
Genres
RomanceThrillerDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Cast Aside the Clouds |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, فارسی |
| Production countries | Canada, Greece |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | WestWind Pictures, GravityBreath Pictures (Greece) |
| Official site | castasidetheclouds.com |
| Release date | 31 ottobre 2025 |
| Executive producer | Angelos Kotaridis |
| Production | Mary Darling, Clark Donnelly, Steve Solomos, Shahin Sobhani, Payam Zamani, Rob Cotterill, Pavlo Athanasoulas |
| Writer | Mary Darling, Clark Donnelly |
| Casting | Jesse Griffiths, Maria Laina |
| Editing | Colin Ross Smith |
| Cinematography | Behnood Dadfar, Vaios Bastos, Manolis Daponte, Konstadinos Kagioulis, Konstantinos Kiousis, Ilias Michelis, Nikos Nikolopoulos, Charbel Ojeil, Areti Papaioannou, Susan Sheper, Rafail Tsakalos, Panos Tsigas |
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