Logline : Buried alive and left for dead, a young mother defies fate—fighting for survival as the cries of her daughter awaken a desperate will to live, leading her to a revelation that will change everything.
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Logline : Buried alive and left for dead, a young mother defies fate—fighting for survival as the cries of her daughter awaken a desperate will to live, leading her to a revelation that will change everything.
Late at night, a young woman is brutally attacked and hastily buried in the cemetery. By dawn, faint cries emerge from the grave, and a passing shepherd discovers she is still alive. Despite frantic attempts to save her, the woman dies—but her spirit lingers, tormented by thoughts of her little daughter. Between life and death, she confronts a world transformed, and a haunting truth about survival, motherhood, and fate.
We often think of death as the ultimate fear. But what if it is birth that is truly terrifying? What if death does not exist at all, and life is only a continuous cycle of births and rebirths?
For me, RETURN is not about providing answers. It is about exploring the weight of our attachments—to love, to family, to identity—and how fragile they become when seen from the edge of life and death. This film is my attempt to confront that fragility, and to share the unsettling questions that haunt me.
Bahman Radan , a director, producer, writer, and successful entrepreneur, was born on February 2, 1988, in Bijar, Iran. He holds a bachelor’s degree in architecture from Qazvin University and is a graduate of filmmaking and film directing from Akdeniz University in Turkey.
Bahman Radan has produced a series of silent and conceptual short films, including titles such as “Smile,” “Childhood Dream,” “Smoking Kills But Not You,” and “Circle.” His directorial efforts include “That Also Breathes” (2024), “Return” (2024), “Victim” (2023), “Circle” (2022), and “Smoking Kills But Not You” (2022). These films have been showcased at film festivals worldwide.
