Last Swim

Talented and ambitious Ziba has just passed her final school exams with flying colours. As a result, she can now do what she has always wanted to do – become an astrophysicist. However, she can’t really celebrate the success carefree because of the secret that she’s hiding from her friends.

Ziba, a British girl of Iranian origin, can be proud of herself. Hours of poring over textbooks have been worth it – the door to University College London is wide open to her. Ziba should be celebrating the new stage in her life with her friends and Malcolm, a boy she met not so long ago. In theory, that’s exactly what happens – she visits her favourite falafel bar, unwinds by the lake, and watches the long-awaited meteor shower. But Ziba can’t really enjoy the moment or her promising future. The nagging vision of her unfulfilled dreams won’t leave for a second. The film featuring an atmospheric score and enchanting shots from London is a story about evanescent youth tinged with fear of what is to come.

#youth #living in the moment #transience

trigger warning: self-aggression, suggestion of sexual activity, substance use

Did you know…?

The world premiere of the film took place at this year’s Berlinale Festival. The Youth Jury awarded it with the Crystal Bear in the Generation 14plus section as “a story about the beauty of life and of things coming to an end”.

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