Empty Heaven

Empty Heaven is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at EIFF @ Filmhouse. It has 2 performances listed, running from Sat 15 Aug, 21:00 to Sun 16 Aug, 18:00. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.

About this show

Abdolreza Kahani (A Shrine, Mortician, winner of The Sean Connery Prize for Feature Filmmaking Excellence, EIFF 2025) returns to EIFF once more with a confidently and cleverly crafted character study. When a lonely Iranian dissident becomes embroiled with a local criminal mob in Canada, their bullish bidding leads to a complex turns of events. Clean, inventive cinematography and beautifully calibrated performances set against frosty Canadian snowscapes, this is a crisp, lean and dry-humoured thriller rich in thematic depth that once again demonstrates Kahani’s mastery of cinema.

Details

  • Venue: EIFF @ Filmhouse
  • Space: Screen 2
  • Genre: EVENTS, Film
  • Country: CANADA
  • Running time: 105 minutes
  • Room size: about 71 seats (Screen 2) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
  • Performances listed: 2, of which 0 still to come and on sale

Accessibility

  • Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet

Performance dates and ticket availability

  • Sat 15 Aug, 21:00 — Already performed — £12.00
  • Sun 16 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £12.00

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