When a young woman gets the chance to have a conjugal meeting with her imprisoned husband after a long time, she decides to re-experience a romantic time in the apathetic and harsh atmosphere of the prison.
Original Title Yek Rooz-e Shirin Year of production 2026 Length 18' Country Iran Shooting FormatDigital Aspect Ratio1.33:1 (4:3) Dialogue Persian (Farsi)
Director Omid Abdollahi Production Doornama Studio Producers Hossein Mansourzadeh, Omid Abdollahi Writers Omid Abdollahi, Solmaz Haddadian Director of PhotographyAli Ehsani Editor Omid Abdollahi Production Designer Mohammad Reza Baghandeh Sound Recorder Ahmad Saberi Sound Designer Tirdaad Shabankareh Composer Kaveh Kateb CastBehdokht Valian, Reza Akhlaghirad, Ebrahim Azizi Festival selections Locarno Film Festival 2026 - World Premiere Concorto Film Festival 2026, Italy Toronto International Film Festival 2026, Canada
Director's Statement A Sweet Day is rooted in a deeply personal memory. As a child, I accompanied my mother on weekly visits to see my father in prison. In those waiting rooms and behind those walls, I witnessed not only the absence of a loved one, but also the quiet resilience of women and children struggling to preserve their emotional bonds under difficult circumstances. Although many years have passed, the images, sounds, and emotions of those visits remain vivid in my memory. This film emerged from that experience, blending personal recollections with imagination and observations drawn from the world around me. Set in contemporary Iran, the film is inspired by the experiences of families living in the shadow of imprisonment and execution. While public attention is often focused on those directly subjected to punishment, I have long been interested in those who remain behind — the mothers, wives, and children who must continue living with loss, uncertainty, and the burden of absence. For me, some of the deepest wounds are the ones that cannot be measured or recorded. They persist quietly in everyday life, shaping memories, relationships, and the emotional lives of those left behind. Through this film, I wanted to give voice to those invisible scars and to the resilience, love, and hope that endure even in the shadow of loss.
