On October 9th, 2013 in a village located at Javanrood, a city in the Kermanshah province of Iran
While acting out a scene of an execution in a childish game
An 8-year-old boy named Mehran lost his life.
The prize for this childish game was death.
On 8th November 2013 Mohammad a 7 years old boy from Shiraz died while acting out an execution scene in a childish game.
A 12 years old boy named Mehdi died, while trying to recreate what he had scene during a public hanging with his friends, in the city of Qazvin on 28th January 2014.
'Social Learning Theory' is a short film about the impacts of public executions on young children whom are taken there to watch. This film was made after 3 kids lost their life when trying to recreate what they had seen during public executions in their childish game. These tragic incidents happen in less than 3 months.
Social Learning Theory won the Award of best short film from 16th Yari Iraninan Film Festival Sweden. Pegah Ahangarani Iranian actress received the award on behalf of the director (Pouria Heidary Oureh).