TALLINN, Estonia — “Duality,” the new hybrid feature written, directed and produced by Iranian filmmaker Abbas Nezamdoost world-premiered this week in Tallinn’s main competition, marking a bold entry from Iran’s underground cinema scene.

Nezamdoost’s sophomore feature charts the intersecting lives of three young Tehranis, blending color cinematography with black-and-white photo storybook sequences voiced by the characters. “Duality” opens on what appears to be an ordinary day for Tara and Nima, a young couple going about their routines, while elsewhere Aban sets out on a journey of her own, swept up in the tremors of first love. As the film unfolds, it shifts back and forward between two different stories and times.

The team shot the film’s two visual modes separately in early 2024, star

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