"Our main hero is Vahid (played by Vahid Mobasseri), who we watch as recognizing in horror his old tormentor re-entering his life. Although he was blindfolded while imprisoned, Vahid recognizes the squeak of his interrogator's prosthetic leg. The camera captures him as he impulsively but methodically abducts the man, takes him to the desert in a van and begins to bury him in the ground."
"Vahid and three former blindfolded prisoners played by Mariam Afshari, Hadis Pakbaten and Mohamad Ali Elaysmehr try to use all their senses: One tries to smell the captive, another listens to his voice and a third feels his leg scars, which he had been forced to do behind bars. Can they be certain the ID is correct? What do they do if it is? Might he be a victim, too?"
A car breaking down on an Iranian road triggers a confrontation rooted in past political violence. A man named Vahid recognizes the squeak of an interrogator's prosthetic leg and abducts the driver, taking him to the desert and beginning to bury him. Three former blindfolded prisoners attempt to identify the captive using smell, voice and touch, raising questions about certainty, revenge and possible shared victimhood. The film situates these events in gritty, street-level realism marked by everyday demands for tips and a broken system. The film won the Palme d'Or and was chosen by France as its Academy Awards submission.
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