"From Afar" traces the malaise of a young artist and intellectual in three episodes: Book Burning, Breathing and Dawn. The Young protagonist lives in contemporary Tehran and he appears as a film student, an asthmatic businessman and a successful architect. In each story, he journeys toward a spiritual insight or emotion.

Koorosh Tahami
Omid / Mehran / Majid

Jamshid Hashempour
Sheikh / Painter / Father

Behnaz Jafari
Mehran's Wife

Homayoun Ershadi
Doctor

Mehdi Miami
Warrior

Dariush Arjmand
Professor

Mahbubeh Bayat
Mehran's Mother
Ebrahim Abadi
Landlord

Kamand Amirsoleimani
Majid's Wife
Saba Mohseni
Majid's Daughter
Mohammad Ali Najafi
Filmmaker