Massih Parsaei’s San Sebastian-Bound Debut ‘Lovers Sleep Alone’ Chronicles a Queer Man in Exile (Exclusive Clip)

The Hollywood Reporter can unveil an exclusive clip from Massih Parsaei’s Lovers Sleep Alone, set to premiere at the upcoming San Sebastian Film Festival. The Iranian filmmaker is competing in the New Directors selection with the Berlin-set drama, focused on an isolated lead character played by Pooyesh Frozandeh in the actor’s first feature film role. With a screenplay from Parsaei and Hanna Thomschke, the tender Lovers Sleep Alone premieres on Sept. 25 at the Spanish film festival and follows Iman, who has built his life in Berlin around absence. “From his family, from Iran, from being known,” continues a plot synopsis. “He drifts through…