
Hasan Majuni
Khook | Pig | Schwein by Mani Haghighi
IRN 2018, Competition

Hasan Majuni
Khook | Pig | Schwein by Mani Haghighi
IRN 2018, Competition

Leila Hatami, Hasan Majuni
Khook | Pig | Schwein by Mani Haghighi
IRN 2018, Competition

Hasan Majuni, Parinaz Izadyar
Khook | Pig | Schwein by Mani Haghighi
IRN 2018, Competition

Mani Haghighi
Khook | Pig | Schwein by Mani Haghighi
IRN 2018, Competition
© Abbas Kosari
In Khook, narcissism and vanity run riot in all manner of forms, and punishment follows swiftly. And all of this without a trace of malicious glee. Instead, this turbulent comedy morphs into an enigmatic psychological portrait of a tortured, offended artistic soul and the eternal child in man.
With
- Hasan Majuni (The Director: Hasan Kasmai)
- Leila Hatami (The Actress: Shiva Mohajer)
- Leili Rashidi (The Wife: Goli)
- Parinaz Izadyar (The Stalker: Annie)
- Mina Jafarzadeh (The Mother: Jeyran)
- Aynaz Azarhoosh (The Daughter: Alma)
- Ali Bagheri (The Policeman: Azemat)
- Siamak Ansari (The Tennis Partner: Homayoun)
- Ali Mosaffa (The Rival: Sohrab Saidi)
Crew
Written and Directed by | Mani Haghighi |
Cinematography | Mahmoud Kalari |
Editing | Meysam Molaei |
Music | Peyman Yazdanian |
Sound Design | Amir Hossein Ghasemi |
Sound | Dariush Sadeghpour |
Production Design | Amir Hossein Ghodsi |
Costumes | Negar Nemati |
Make-Up | Mehrdad Mirkiani |
Assistant Director | Pantea Hosseini |
Producer | Mani Haghighi |
World Sales
Films Boutique
Produced by
Dark Precursor Productions

Hasan Majuni, Ali Mosaffa, Leila Hatami, Mani Haghighi, Leili Rashidi, Parinaz Izadyar, Ali Bagheri
The film team on the Red Carpet.
Khook · Competition · Feb 21, 2018

Mani Haghighi, Dieter Kosslick
The director and the Festival Director at Berlinale VIP Club.
Khook · Competition · Feb 21, 2018

Mani Haghighi
The director at Berlinale VIP Club.
Khook · Competition · Feb 21, 2018

Hasan Majuni, Leila Hatami, Mani Haghighi
The actors and the director at the Press Conference.
Khook · Competition · Feb 21, 2018

Leyli Rashidi, Mani Haghighi, Parinaz Izadyar
The actresses and the director at the Press Conference.
Khook · Competition · Feb 21, 2018

Mani Haghighi, Leila Hatami
The director and the actress at Berlinale VIP Club.
Khook · Competition · Feb 21, 2018

Ali Bagheri, Leili Rashidi, Ali Mosaffa, Mani Haghighi, Leila Hatami, Hasan Majuni, Parinaz Izadyar
The director and his cast at the Photo Call.
Khook · Competition · Feb 21, 2018

Leili Rashidi, Ali Bagheri, Parinaz Izadyar
The actors on the Red Carpet.
Khook · Competition · Feb 21, 2018

Leili Rashidi
The actress on the Red Carpet.
Khook · Competition · Feb 21, 2018

Parinaz Izadyar
The actress in the Berlinale Palast.
Khook · Competition · Feb 21, 2018

Parinaz Izadyar
The actress at the Photo Call.
Khook · Competition · Feb 21, 2018

Mani Haghighi
The director at the Photo Call.
Khook · Competition · Feb 21, 2018

Leila Hatami
The actress at the Press Conference.
Khook · Competition · Feb 21, 2018

Parinaz Izadyar
The actress at Berlinale VIP Club.
Khook · Competition · Feb 21, 2018

Parinaz Izadyar, Leila Hatami, Ali Mosaffa, Leili Rashidi
The actors on their way to the premiere.
Khook · Competition · Feb 21, 2018

Leila Hatami
The actress on her way to the premiere.
Khook · Competition · Feb 21, 2018

Leila Hatami, Hasan Majuni, Parinaz Izadyar
The actors at the premiere inside Berlinale Palast.
Khook · Competition · Feb 21, 2018

Ali Bagheri, Leila Hatami
The actor and the actress on the Red Carpet.
Khook · Competition · Feb 21, 2018

Mahmoud Kalari, Parinaz Izadyar, Leili Rashidi
The DOP and the actresses on their way to the cinema.
Khook · Competition · Feb 21, 2018

Parinaz Izadyar
The actress at the premiere.
Khook · Competition · Feb 21, 2018

Leili Rashidi
The actress at the premiere.
Khook · Competition · Feb 21, 2018

Hasan Majuni
The actor at the premiere.
Khook · Competition · Feb 21, 2018

Leila Hatami
Khook · Competition · Feb 21, 2018
© Gerhard Kassner / Berlinale

Hasan Majuni
Khook · Competition · Feb 21, 2018
© Gerhard Kassner / Berlinale

Mani Haghighi
Khook · Competition · Feb 21, 2018
© Gerhard Kassner / Berlinale

Ali Mosaffa, Parinaz Izadyar
© Gerhard Kassner / Berlinale

Leili Rashidi, Ali Bagheri
© Gerhard Kassner / Berlinale
Mahmoud Kalari (Director of Photography), Ali Mosaffa, Ali Bagheri, Parinaz Izadyar, Leili Rashidi, Hasan Majuni, Leila Hatami (Actors), Mani Haghighi (Director, Screenwriter, Producer), Moderation: Maria Giovanna
Khook | Pig | Schwein
Competition · Press Conference · Feb 21, 2018
Press Conference at full length
Khook | Pig | Schwein
Competition · Red Carpet · Feb 21, 2018
Red Carpet at full length
Mani Haghighi

Born in Tehran, Iran in 1969, he studied philosophy and works as an actor, screenwriter and director. His feature films Kargaran mashghool-e karand (Men at Work) and Paziraie Sadeh (Modest Reception) screened in the 2006 and 2012 Forum respectively, the latter winning the 2012 NETPAC Prize at the Berlinale. Ejhdeha Vared Mishavad! (A Dragon Arrives!) was presented in the 2016 Competition.
Filmography
2001 To Stay 2003 Abadan 2006 Hamoon’s Fans; Documentary · Kargaran mashghool-e karand (Men at Work) 2008 Canaan 2012 Dariush Mehrjui: The Forty Year Report; Documentary · Paziraie sadeh (Modest Reception) 2016 Ejhdeha vared mishavad! (A Dragon Arrives!) · 50 kilo albaloo (50 Kilos of Sour Cherries) 2018 Khook (Pig)
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2018