Iran
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Family Relations
IRAN: A severe critique of the Muslim model of a family from within, and subtle analysis of patriarchy and authoritarianism
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DokLeipzig to feature contemporary documentaries from Iran
DokLeipzig: A look into the extended programme of Iranian documentary featured at DokLeipzig 2019.
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Born in Evin
IRAN: Imagine being born in one of Iran’s most gruesome political prisons, not knowing anything about your past, except for what your body tells you. Born in Evin is a story about a brave young woman who seeks the truth about her past.
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From a child’s perspective
ANIMATED MOVIES: Girls dressed as boys in Kabul and Tehran’s underworld of sex, drugs and rave music are portrayed through the eyes of children in the animated movies The Breadwinner and Tehran Taboo.
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20th Circuit Suspects
TEHRAN: Six years in the life of an adolescent crime gang that breaks into cars in the streets of Tehran.
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Two Centuries of Silence
A: Where are you from? B: Iran A: So you speak Arabic? B: No, we speak Farsi. Iranians are not Arab. We are Persian.
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Strong and timely testimonials
By detailing the unknown people’s trial against Iran, this documentary provides an important and upsetting insight into the incumbent regime’s systematic human rights violations.
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SURROUNDED BY SECRECY
Making films under repressive regimes is a huge challenge. Making films about repressive regimes presents challenges of its own.
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A slice of life in society
Director Azari often uses silence as a tool to elicit a thoughtful response. The subjects talking about last year’s election in Iran, unhesitatingly entrust the filmmaker with secrets.