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‘A Bit of Light’ Review: A Life-Affirming Drama About a Suicidal Iranian Doctor

Variety · September 11, 2026 at 11:15 AM

‘A Bit of Light’ Review: A Life-Affirming Drama About a Suicidal Iranian Doctor

Although its story unspools on the precipice of the U.S.-Iran war, Ali Asgari’s gentle family drama “A Bit of Light” was filmed in the conflict’s wake, under shellfire in Tehran.

The production was eventually forced to relocate to Turkey, where Asgari and his team staged the numerous interior spaces that would serve as points of […]

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‘A Bit of Light’ Review: A Life-Affirming Drama About a Suicidal Iranian Doctor

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