Young Minoo is standing at the traffic lights and sees the attractive teenager Keyvan on the other side. The two flirt wordlessly until the traffic lights finally turn green. They spend the day together, try to guess each other's names and talk about topics such as suicide and the future. They explore the city and each other like characters from a classic romcom. But as easy as the first contact of youthful love comes across in “Boomerang”, Minoo's parents find it difficult to maintain their love and marriage. Behzad and Sima are at a turning point. “Boomerang” is an unusual film from Iran. Light, philosophical and playful, it tells of the changing roles of women and the decline of traditional images of masculinity without lapsing into gloomy nihilism. Shahab Fotouhi combines naturalism with surreal, dream-like moments and lets his characters glide through the busy streets of Tehran. In doing so, he captures the intimate dynamics of an entire city. This is achieved above all through the editing, for which the Georgian-German director Alexandre Koberidze is responsible together with Pouya Parsamagham. This precise editing enables a playful narrative flow that reflects urban life in Tehran in an extremely lively way. Iranian cinema rarely allows itself such a hopeful view. “Boomerang” celebrated its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival in the prestigious Giornate Degli Autori sidebar.