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Mutual Pain
(2024-11-07) Keymanesh, Alireza; Veninger, Ingrid
Mutual Pain is a 29-minute, nonlinear, experimental psychodrama film about love's pain, social violence, and the effect of anxiety on perception. On a pitch-black night, John realizes that his wife had an affair with a mutual friend a few years before. There is now a big question mark over their child’s parentage. Storming out, he finds himself on an intense one-night mysterious journey. The voyage takes him to various places – the street, party club, bar, gambling room, etc. – where he finds himself in a maze of peculiar human beings and incidents. He experiences intense emotional, intellectual, and physical stimulation. Having lost everything and been beaten brutally by a thief, he falls motionless to the ground. Night becomes day. A beggar takes his shoes. Barefoot, he maniacally runs toward the forest. He is guided to his house where he lies down beside his wife in their bed. ‘John, John!’ She calls his name while giving him an intimate hug. ‘Shall we please be silent?’ he answers back.