A feature film by Vahid Mahdavi

77 HOURS

A man wakes inside a place he cannot explain.
The city outside has already changed forever.

A psychological thriller about memory, survival, and the silence left behind after violence.

Screenings & Tickets

Coming to selected cinema screenings

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The Film

The Film

77 Hours is a psychological thriller and political drama set across the nights of January 8 and 9, when Iran's streets become the scene of one of the darkest and bloodiest crackdowns in recent memory.

Unarmed and unprepared, ordinary people are trapped in chaos, gunfire, fear, and death. At the center is a man who is not a hero prepared for battle, but an ordinary person forced to survive in an inhuman catastrophe — surrounded by wounded civilians, security forces, and collapsing memories.

Through a tense, intimate narrative moving between streets, hospital corridors, hidden spaces, and broken recollections, the film explores survival, sacrifice, guilt, silence, and the fragile line between truth and fear.

Director Vahid Mahdavi
Genre Psychological Thriller / Political Drama
Runtime Approx. 77 Minutes
Language Persian with English Subtitles
A still from 77 Hours

Synopsis

Synopsis

What begins as an ordinary day in Tehran turns into a citywide nightmare. As streets close under violence and panic, civilians find themselves trapped in a public massacre they never expected to witness.

After being caught in the chaos, one man wakes in a sealed, unfamiliar space with no clear memory of how he arrived there. Around him are strangers carrying fragments of pain, confusion, and unanswered questions. Memory returns in flashes: a street, a body, a hospital corridor, a voice, a name.

77 Hours follows his struggle to understand what happened and whether escape is possible, while confronting impossible choices between saving himself and helping others, between silence and truth, and between fear and the last remaining pieces of courage.

Fragments

Fragments

The street remembers what the city tries to erase.

Some wounds are treated. Some are hidden.

In the cold, memory becomes a weapon.

When the truth disappears, survival begins with remembering.

Official Trailer

First Look

Watch the first look at 77 Hours — a tense and emotional feature film about survival, memory, and the human cost of violence.

77 Hours — Official Trailer

Screenings & Tickets

Where to Watch

77 Hours will be presented through selected cinema screenings and special events. Upcoming dates, venues, and ticket links will be updated here.

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A story of fear, memory, and survival — created for cinema.

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Cast & Crew

The People Behind the Film

Written & Directed by
Vahid Mahdavi
Produced by
CVP CHAT Production
Director of AI Cinematic Workflow
Vahid Mahdavi
Feature Film Production
CVP CHAT Production

Cast

Featuring a large ensemble cast of more than 58 performers.

  • Kamal Rajaby
  • Reza Tayson
  • Fouad Fallahpour
  • Sara Nobakht
  • Keyvan Labib
  • Majid Falahpour
  • Reza Omid
  • Ali Pirhadi
  • Arash Shirozhan
  • Mohammad Nickpendar
  • Tina Sh

Crew

  • Co-ProducerHannah Whitmore
  • Line ProducerOmid Bahrami
  • Production ManagerGrace Holloway
  • First Assistant DirectorJulian Hartwell
  • Second Assistant DirectorLara Montrose
  • Director of PhotographyCameron Reid
  • Camera OperatorTheo Marshall
  • Second Camera OperatorElliot Fraser
  • Steadicam OperatorVictor Langley
  • GafferBenjamin Cross
  • Key GripOscar Bennett
  • Lighting TechnicianAdrian Wells
  • Production DesignerHelena Foster
  • Art DirectorCyrus Mehran
  • Set DecoratorDiana Ashford
  • Costume DesignerYasmin Darvish
  • Makeup DesignerNora Kingsley
  • Special Effects MakeupRoxanne Vale
  • EditorSamuel Porter
  • Assistant EditorFelix Morgan
  • VFX SupervisorDarius Farrokh

About the Production

A New Cinematic Workflow

77 Hours was developed through a hybrid production process combining real actors, cinematic direction, editing, visual design, and advanced AI-assisted filmmaking tools. The project was created with the ambition of pushing independent cinema into new territory while preserving emotional realism, human performance, and directorial control.

Real Performances

Human characters, emotional direction, and dramatic storytelling remain at the center of the film.

AI-Assisted Cinematic Creation

Advanced tools were used to expand the visual world and support the production process.

Independent Cinema

A bold feature project created outside the traditional studio system.

Press & Screening Requests

Press & Screening Requests

For press inquiries, screening requests, festival consideration, distribution opportunities, or partnership discussions, please contact the production team.

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Official Trailer

Second Look

Watch the second trailer for 77 Hours.

77 Hours — Second Official Trailer