# The Last Step (2012)

> A movie star’s grief turns the boundary between memory, performance, and reality into an emotionally elusive romantic drama.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/86609

## Facts

- Runtime: 88 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Ali Mosaffa
- Cast: Leila Hatami, Ali Mosaffa, Alireza Aghakhani, Hamed Behdad
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2161980/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: dense
- Violence: none
- Mood: melancholic, enigmatic, tragicomic, reflective evening, art house film night

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