Apple Day

DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT

(The Apple Day) is a true story depicting the life of poor people in the suburbs of Tehran who are trying to survive and improve their lives, despite the economic crisis. This film is the story of a family who have migrated to the city to fulfill the dream of a better life. Nevertheless, their hope becomes a mirage and they wish there was a way back to their hometown.

The Iranian people are suffering from international sanctions and an ineffective government these days. The deepening of economic crisis has been affecting children, younger generation, and their families in many ways. In the society where the family of our story lives, irrespective of the socio-economic classes, stealing and corruption are no longer considered as immoral acts. In this situation, while the moral collapse of society is imminent due to economic, social and political pressures, this family tries hard to protect itself from such a decay. But is this really possible?

In this film, I am trying to alert about the dark future that the Iranian nation might face soon. Children are growing up in an environment where immorality has become a norm. Indeed, indifference and negligence toward the situation of these children and their poor families, who are now a big part of the Iranian society, will surely face the Iranian society with deep social and moral crises in the near future.

Although the story happens in Iran within its particular context, I believe it could resonate with other societies as all countries in the post-Covid era are also facing some economic hardship.