Terrestrial Verses (Persian: آیه های زمینی) is a 2023 Iranian film written and directed by Ali Asgari and Alireza Khatami.
[1][2] It had its world premiere at the Un Certain Regard section of the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, on 23 May 2023.
The film contains nine vignettes in which ordinary Iranian citizens struggle against the power of religiously-guided authoritarianism in everyday situations.
[3] Asgari and Khatami worked on the script together, but had difficulty finding a producer and ultimately produced the film at their own expense with financial support from friends.
[5] The film won both the Grand Prix and the FIPRESCI Award at 2024 Luxembourg City Film Festival.