On a sunny beautiful day on the beach, Parham a 12 years old boy from a Persian immigrant family bullies his younger brother Alborz by throwing a dead bird at him. later Alborz gets sick and eventually dies days later. As the result of this incident, the whole family falls apart. Parham who believes deep inside that the dead bird caused Alborz's death feels guilty and has to face what he had done to his younger brother and finds a remedy for pain.
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On a beautiful day at the beach, the 12 years old Parham Bullies his younger step-brother Alborz by throwing a dead bird at him.
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"Hidden" is about a Persian immigrant family and tells the story of guilt that the older brother feels at the loss of his younger brother, and his redemption when he finally accepts life's various twists and turns.
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At it's heart, "Hidden" is simple yet dramatic story that follows a Persian immigrant family, who moved to the US a few years ago. It tells the story of guilt that an elder brother feels at the loss of his younger brother - a guilt that is borne out of mistreating him. It tries to capture the innocence and how often we don't reflect on what we say or do, and its consequences. This story is also one of redemption when he lets go and finally accepts life and all that comes with it.
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Parham, a 12-year-old boy sees his stepmother, Leila and half-brother, Alborz as an intrusion in his life. Not long ago, he had the sole attention of his father. Now, he feels lonely, neglected and even a little jealous of Alborz, who seems to get all the attention of his parents due to his ill health. Unable to express his unhappiness, he acts out in a way only a 12-year-old would do. Leila, a young mother, feels alienated in a new country, away from her loved ones. Preoccupied with Alborz’s frail health and trying to cope with a new culture, she fails to reach out to Parham and meet his needs.
When instructed to take his brother along, Parham half-heartedly takes Alborz to the beach, where he bullies and humiliates him by tossing a dead seagull at him. Alborz, an extremely sensitive kid, is heart-broken and falls ill, deeply affected by the incident. He senses his elder brother’s indifference and craves to be accepted by him. Even when he is sick, he doesn’t leave the only chance he has to get close to him. He tries to reach out to Parham, but is meted out with a cold shrug.
Alborz takes a turn for the worse and Parham, who had been gripped with fear that he would report the beach incident at home, is now guilty seeing his brother in the hospital bed. He tries to reach out to his younger brother, a rare display of vulnerability; both boys were craving for from different people in the family. Alborz never gets over the illness and eventually dies. Parham also tries to reach out to Leila, whose motherly love is diminished with her son’s passing. She is now at that place in her life where no other emotions or relationships make a difference.
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Parham’s guilt is overpowered by shock and a certain kind of numbness when he stares at the empty bed of his brother and wanders through the house full of grieving people. How should he react, wonders he! Should he feel guilty and grieve? The story tries to capture the depth of emotions that crosses Parham when he is forced to come face-to-face with emotions of loss and pain, and when numbness and indifference finally gives way to acknowledgement and acceptance when reality hits him that he has just lost his brother.
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Hidden-a tale of grief and guilt that stems from personal projections we gather from people around us. It shows you live on thru lives of those left behind
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