Breakfast with Giraffes

It was a pure Art directed by Soroush Sehat and the fabulous act of Bijan Banafshekhah.

It's a deep movie, it's a dark comedy which touches your soul and at the same time make you suffer!!!

Although you are suffering watching it at the same time, you can't stop watching this. This is something that keeps you on your seat and make you freeze when the movie ends.

It was a mind-game movie, and watch it if you enjoy deep and dark movies.

Otherwise, it would be a waste of time for you.

All the actors are exactly in place, Bijan Banafshekhah is fitting his role 100% and at the same time the other actors are also having a great impact on the overall development of the movie.

At first glance, Breakfast with Giraffes feels like a film with no direction. There's no traditional story, no hero, no antagonist, no dramatic conflict to resolve. It should be boring. But it's not!

Instead, it quietly slips under your skin. Its surreal atmosphere, restrained yet mesmerizing, pulls you in without asking for permission. I often get restless with films that lack narrative momentum, but this one? I watched it in a single take. No breaks. Just breath held.

The film isn't about plot-it's about presence. About being alive. About death. About that strange, empty space in between where you wonder what any of it means. Every shot feels deliberate, like a philosophical painting you're meant to sit with - or a quiet philosophical scream you're not meant to escape.

There's something in this film that reaches out from the screen and quietly disturbs your soul. The film is loaded with subtle messages about simply existing.

The cast inhabits their roles with disarming honesty, and Soroush Sehat directs with such clarity of emotion that the absence of a conventional structure becomes its greatest strength.

Don't watch this expecting comedy. Watch it if you're ready to feel hollow and full at once. You might not smile-but you might cry. And you definitely won't forget it.

I've enjoyed Soroush Sehhat's previous works, but Breakfast with Giraffes was by far the worst. It lacked a coherent storyline, and while the director claimed the movie was about forgiveness, the execution completely missed the mark-if anything, it conveyed the opposite message.

Marketed as a comedy, it was actually a dark drama, and even the occasional comedic moments were predictable, outdated, and at times nonsensical. The title itself felt entirely irrelevant to the film.

To top it off, despite paying for a VIP ticket, Soroush and his team (including Bahram Radan) didn't even stay after the screening for a photo with the audience. Overall, a disappointing experience in every way.

I didn't intend to write a review about this movie at first but when I encountered a very big opposite views as pros and againsts I decided to clarify some points.

If you desire to watch a gentle comedy with smart witticism and great smell of wisdom this is The movie for you, but if your definition of comedy is ridiculous pranks with cheap sexual clowneries and childish stupid behaviors this movie is not recommended.

The movie is so well made, the main reason of which is great director, Sorush Sehhat, and good actors besides a good plot.

It is a little bit in the same line with the movie "hang over" in which funny matters happen to groom on the night of wedding.

Coincidentally this movie is on screen with another so-called comedy which in comparison you find the difference between a gentle comedy and cheap clownery.

The film isn't a crowd-pleaser, and chances are, if you haven't connected with or appreciated Soroush Sehat's world before, you probably won't enjoy this movie either. But since this is my website, and you're likely here to hear my opinion, I have to say-I didn't like it.

The overall vibe of Breakfast with Giraffes is light and quirky, and the story stems from a concern the director clearly cares about, which is valuable in itself. However, in trying to express that concern, I feel the film loses its way. Honestly, if I hadn't seen the last ten seconds of the movie, I would've said Breakfast with Giraffes was a really bad film. (As it stands, I'll just say it was a bad one.)

Leaving aside the weak storyline and lack of proper character development, I will admit that elements like the soundtrack, cinematography, and humor are above the current standards of Iranian cinema. That's actually what convinced me to add Soroush Sehat's previous film, Dance with Me, to my watchlist.

So yeah-I didn't enjoy this film, and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. I'd give it a 4.5 out of 10.

P. S. What's up with this hilarious sleazeball version of Bijan Banafshekhah? :)