# When We Are All Asleep (2009)

> A bereaved woman confronting legal pressure is drawn into the troubling story of a newly freed man whose past may reshape her understanding of justice.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/253598

## Facts

- Runtime: 107 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Bahram Beyzai
- Cast: Mozhdeh Shamsai, Hesam Navabsafavi, Shaghayegh Farahani, Majid Mozaffari, Hedayat Hashemi, Sahar Dolatshahi, Soheila Razavi
- TMDB rating: 4.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1431342/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: melancholic, somber, tense, quiet evening, arthouse film night

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