Layers of Lies 

Best First Feature Film

Directed by
Ramin Sohrab

Firefighter Sam Kashani intervenes in a desperate hostage situation between business rivals while evacuating a burning office complex in Tehran, almost losing his life. He starts a new life overseas in Finland where he meets his future wife, Emma. Years later when he returns to Iran, Emma is kidnapped. Sam finds himself at the center of a revenge plot and must take matters into his own hands to rescue her.