Review: A Good Day Will Come
A Good Day Will Come, directed by Amir Zargara, is a Persian short film with English subtitles about a professional athlete on a competitive tournament and press tour, while mass deaths and protests break out in his country.
The film is a painful watch in the best ways. It’s political, it’s atmospheric, and it’s gut wrenching. The film begins with a consistent undertone of dread, made all the more uncomfortable by the main character trying to concentrate on his sports career, emotionally struggling on whether to get involved in the protests, and suffocated by worry for his family and what’s happening on the streets.
The way these ideas and internal struggles were presented felt very authentic. The experience was absolutely gripping from start to finish. I was all the more devastated to find out the events were based on a true story.
A Good Day Will Come is not an easy watch, but absolutely worth the watch.
More about the film and director Amir Zargara

More info & links:
- Director: Amir Zargara
- A Good Day Will Come on Web, Instagram, X
- A Good Day Will Come screened at the OCan Film Festival in Ottawa in November 2024.

Alvin Tsang
Film Reviewer