Director: Hamed Golshahi
Genre: Drama
Nabi is a quietly powerful drama that follows an Afghan migrant worker in Iran who, after 25 years of service as a janitor in a Tehran tower, is suddenly fired and forced to complete his final day of work as if he had never been there at all. As he moves through familiar hallways for the last time, the film captures a life of invisible labor, dignity, and erasure—revealing the emotional weight carried by those who are often unseen. Directed by Iranian filmmaker Hamed Golshahi, the film is inspired by a real worker Golshahi encountered during his time working in the same building. Known for his restrained and poetic cinematic style, Golshahi focuses on marginalized voices, particularly workers and migrants whose lives exist on the edges of society. With Nabi, he offers a deeply humane portrait of resilience and quiet pride, asking audiences to see those who are often overlooked not as shadows, but as people whose presence shapes the world around them.
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