After her fiancé disappears mysteriously, a young sculptor relocates to a house in a remote northern corner of Iran where the area’s residents are all newcomers with undisclosed pasts. Uncertain of her fiancé’s fate, she holds onto hope as she tries to make sense of the surrounding atmosphere which is thick with secrets.

A compelling journey of a woman yearning for a twist of fate, GAZELLE is a layered tale of longing and hope unfolding in an enigmatic landscape which holds onto many unspoken mysteries concealed for years.

Born in 1954 in Gorgan, Houshang Golmakani is a notable Iranian figure in journalism, film criticism, and filmmaking. He started his career as a journalist and a film critic for Tehran Economist in 1972. He then co-founded Film in 1982, the oldest and the most well-known post-revolutionary film magazine in Iran. Golmakani is also a writer and director, known for STARDUST-STRICKEN – MOHSEN MAKHMALBAF: A PORTRAIT. In addition, his literary pursuits include writing books on cinema and translating screenplays, contributing significantly to the Iranian film landscape