The Wasteland (Persian: دشت خاموش, romanized: Dashte khamoush) is a 2020 Iranian drama film directed and written by Ahmad Bahrami. the film premiered on September 3, 2020, at the 77th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Orizzonti Award.Prize 2021 of the international jury at the Festival Nouvelles Images Persanes in Vitré (France) ()