Black Rabbit, White Rabbit

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Black Rabbit, White Rabbit

May 2026

2h 19m

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A director is remaking a classic Iranian film in Tadjikistan. The studio armorer is worried that the gun they intend to use is not a prop gun, and fears the consequences. A young woman arrives at the location insisting that she be given an audition. At the same time, In another part of town, Sara, recently recovered from a car crash, suddenly realizes that her accident was all part of a conspiracy. These people's destinies inevitably intertwine.

Siddhant Adlakha

Variety

Dec 18

The film folds in on itself in intriguing (albeit protracted) ways, warping its meta-fictional boundaries until they supersede its characters, or any underlying meaning.

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Andrea Schmidt

MovieJawn

May 22

Shahram Mokri’s Black Rabbit, White Rabbit emerges as a macabre and mischievous ode to the joy of cinema.

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Martin Kudlac

ScreenAnarchy

May 7

Black Rabbit, White Rabbit reaffirms Mokri’s position at the intersection of experimental filmmaking and philosophical cinema while perfecting his take on quantum storytelling.

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Peter Keough

Arts Fuse

Feb 3

As the film’s imagery grows increasingly surreal and magical-realistic, the story climaxes with a young woman escaping from a giant burqa, a metaphor, perhaps, for a triumph over theocratic patriarchy.

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Lee Marshall

Screen International

Dec 6

Mokri’s wildly ambitious, wryly comic puzzle film is ultimately more intriguing, original and clever than it is dramatically satisfying. But that’s more than enough to tempt cineastes in search of energising world cinema.

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William Stottor

Loud and Clear Reviews

Oct 13

3.5/5

Shahram Mokri’s captivating fifth feature, Black Rabbit, White Rabbit, plays around with film as a storytelling medium with fascinating and engaging results.

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mohammad rezaa N

@RT85889734 May 31

I was thinking: "Oh great, here we go again. He's gonna shoot this one without cuts too." "You did the whole film without cuts once (Fish and Cat), and it was damn cool – it even had flashbacks. You did it again (Invasion), and we said okay. You did it again (Careless Crime), and we said 'damn it, it's his style.' But enough, for the love of God! This style isn't cool anymore. It's not fresh." I had already decided I wasn't going to like it. I had a ton of complaints: Is there a story? Is it about the conflict between an Iranian woman and her Tajik husband? Or about a VFX supervisor afraid of screwing up on his 40th film? Why the black & white rabbit? Why a rabbit at all? What's the symbolism? Why do they forget in season three to go on the film uncut? Why does it suddenly shift into surrealism afterward? What's the philosophy behind the similarity between the two men? And so on… But despite all that… I don't know why I liked the film. I have no logical reason. But I did.

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Synopsis

A director is remaking a classic Iranian film in Tadjikistan. The studio armorer is worried that the gun they intend to use is not a prop gun, and fears the consequences. A young woman arrives at the location insisting that she be given an audition. At the same time, In another part of town, Sara, recently recovered from a car crash, suddenly realizes that her accident was all part of a conspiracy. These people's destinies inevitably intertwine.

Director: Shahram Mokri
Producer: Negar Eskandarfar
Screenwriter: Nasim Ahmadpour, Shahram Mokri
Distributor: DreamLab Films
Production Co: Karnameh Dubai
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Tajik
Release Date (Theaters): May 8, 2026, Limited
Runtime: 2h 19m

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