On a winter night, in the northernmost reaches of the world, Ali, an Iranian writer living in exile, retreats with his former lover, Nazanin, to a glass cabin beneath the northern lights. There, in the silence of the polar night, he intends to say goodbye. Despite facing a long prison sentence, Ali has decided to return to Iran – to continue the struggle he once left behind. The film was presented at the International Film Festival Rotterdam.

“Sense of Water” is part of the Displacement Film Fund and will be screened with “Super Afghan Gym”, “Whispers of a Burning Scent”, “Allies in Exile” and “Rotation”.