Divorce Me Because of the Cats

Veteran Iranian director Mohammad-Ali Sajjadi’s twentieth feature is a social-issue drama with a rather intriguing title. Riffing on a true story, it has a struggling young couple in court seeking a divorce. When the judge asks them for their reasons, they attempt to come up with a convincing story — and blame their cats! With Reza Molaie, Maryam Hematian, Jalal Torabi, and Shirin Valipour. ​“The room is set for the audience to interpret what separates reality from fiction in the events — and how much the film captures the intricacies of the modern Iranian psyche” (Cyrus International Film Festival, Toronto).