Inversion (Persian: وارونگی) is a 2016 Iranian film directed by Behnam Behzadi.

[1][2] At the age of 35, Niloofar lives alone with her mother in Teheran, but as air pollution grips the Iranian capital, her family decides to move her to the countryside for the matriarch's well-being, without her consent.

[3][4] In November 2016, air pollution in Tehran was so bad that the authorities ordered schools to close and the most sensitive populations, such as children and the elderly, to stay at home.

The film refers to the orders issued by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who, in response to the international sanctions imposed on Iran's nuclear program, ordered refineries to produce low-quality gasoline, in defiance of environmental standards.

[6] Director Behnam Behzadi uses the metaphor of unbreathable air to paint the portrait of a woman in struggle, in the midst of conquering her own space of freedom.