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A man and woman face each other, smiling, in an affectionate moment indoors.

In the shadows of persecution in modern-day Iran, a determined young Bahá’í woman and a secular Muslim doctor fall in love against all odds.

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In the Press

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‘Cast Aside The Clouds’ Shines A Light On Iran And The Bahá’í Faith
‘Cast Aside The Clouds’ Shines A Light On Iran And The Bahá’í Faith

By Joseph Holmes in Religion Unplugged

Penn Badgley Admits He Wants to Do 'More Comedy' After Filming Rom-Com With Meghann Fahy: 'I Had a Lot of Fun With It'
Penn Badgley Admits He Wants to Do 'More Comedy' After Filming Rom-Com With Meghann Fahy: 'I Had a Lot of Fun With It'

By Jaclyn Roth in OK! Magazine

Addressing the Feminine Universe Through Political Oppression, Existentialism and Childhood
Addressing the Feminine Universe Through Political Oppression, Existentialism and Childhood

In Brazilian Press

“Cast Aside the Clouds” Review
“Cast Aside the Clouds” Review

In Nicole’s Film Perspectives

“Cast Aside the Clouds”; A Story of Love and the Forbidden Education of Baha’is in Iran
“Cast Aside the Clouds”; A Story of Love and the Forbidden Education of Baha’is in Iran

In Independent Persian

Rainn Wilson: “If you like films that actually have a soul, this one is for you.”
Rainn Wilson: “If you like films that actually have a soul, this one is for you.”

Instagram post from Rainn Wilson

Movie Review: ‘Cast Aside the Clouds’
Movie Review: ‘Cast Aside the Clouds’

In blogcritics

Love That Crosses Forbidden Lines: Director Mary Darling on Faith, Persecution, and Defiant Romance in CAST ASIDE THE CLOUDS
Love That Crosses Forbidden Lines: Director Mary Darling on Faith, Persecution, and Defiant Romance in CAST ASIDE THE CLOUDS

In AMFM Magazine

Cast Aside the Clouds – A New Feature Film
Cast Aside the Clouds – A New Feature Film

By Sonjel Vreeland for Baha’i Blog

Cast Aside the Clouds Celebrates Forbidden-Love at the Thessaloniki Film Festival
Cast Aside the Clouds Celebrates Forbidden-Love at the Thessaloniki Film Festival

By Insider Athens

How ‘Cast Aside the Clouds’ Turns a Forbidden Love Story Into a Meditation on Faith and Unity
How ‘Cast Aside the Clouds’ Turns a Forbidden Love Story Into a Meditation on Faith and Unity

By Etan Vlessing for The Hollywood Reporter

20th Annual Hamilton Film Festival to screen over 100 movies
20th Annual Hamilton Film Festival to screen over 100 movies

On CHCH’s Morning Chit Chat Segment

Ancaster filmmaking duo brings Cast Aside the Clouds to the big screen
Ancaster filmmaking duo brings Cast Aside the Clouds to the big screen

By Morgan Elliott for DundasToday

It’s 20 Years for the Hamilton Film Festival
It’s 20 Years for the Hamilton Film Festival

By Meredith MacLeod for Hamilton City Magazine

Anthony Azizi Joins Iran-Set Romance Thriller ‘Cast Aside the Clouds’ (Exclusive)
Anthony Azizi Joins Iran-Set Romance Thriller ‘Cast Aside the Clouds’ (Exclusive)

By Etan Vlessing for The Hollywood Reporter

A Story of Resilience

When one’s existence has been written out of the story