The Last Step

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The Last Step
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ali Mosaffa
Screenplay by	Ali Mosaffa
Starring	Leila Hatami Ali Mosaffa Alireza Aghakhani Hamed Behdad
Cinematography	Alireza Barazandeh
Edited by	Fardin Saheb Zamani
Production company	Road Film Production
Distributed by	Hedayat Film
Release date	February 11, 2012 (2012-02-11)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Iran
Language	Persian

The Last Step (Persian: پله آخر, romanized: Pelle âxar) is Ali Mosaffa's second feature film, following Portrait of a Lady Far Away (2005), featuring Leila Hatami, Ali Mosaffa, and Alireza Aghakhani. The screenplay was partly inspired by Leo Tolstoy's 1886 novella The Death of Ivan Ilyich and James Joyce's short story "The Dead". The film is considered one of the few independently produced features within Iranian cinema and gathered worldwide success after its world premiere at the 47th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in July, 2012.