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Dear viewers,
dear friends of the Iranian film,
It was an unusual year for us, too. First we had to move from our spring date to November. We wanted to use video chat to connect our guests, the filmmakers, who cannot visit us from the “risk area” of Iran, to the cinema – and we wanted to invite some of them who were in Europe at the time. But then everything was shut down and we decided at very short notice to put “Visions of Iran” online. So you can at least enjoy some “Iranian impressions” at home. And we will connect some filmmakers for online conversations. We are breaking new ground with this issue and look forward to your visit.
Your festival team
Note
The films can be purchased and streamed – i.e. watched online – from Thursday, 26.11., 18:00 hrs; you can click through to the stream via our website after a short registration, or you can access the stream directly via https://visionsofiran.onlinefilmfestival.de. The films can then be watched until next Wednesday – 2.12.
Attention: Just like in the cinema, the number of tickets is limited and it is recommended to get your tickets early – this also applies to holders of a festival pass.
Programme
Thu, 20:00 h, feature film
When the Moon was Full (Shabi Ke Maah Kamel Shod)
Abdol-Hamid, from the border area between Iran and Pakistan, falls in love with Faezeh from Tehran. Soon after the wedding, she notices that Abdol-Hamid’s brother is becoming increasingly radicalised.
Fr., 17:30 h, documentary
Death and the Judge (Marg Va Ghazi)
The notorious criminal judge Nourollah Aziz-Mohammadi has sentenced 4000 people to death in his 45 years of service – a world record.
Fri., 19:30, feature film
The Warden (Sorkhpoust)
Iran in the 1960s: In a wasteland in the south of the country, an old prison fortress is to make way for an airport. The ambitious Colonel Jahed supervises the eviction.
Sa., 13:00 h, documentary
The Unseen (Kaghazpareha)
Because of an upcoming state visit, the streets are “cleaned” of homeless people, sex workers and drug addicts and these are taken to special detention centres outside the city, deprived of their rights, dignity and freedom.
Sa., 17:00 h, documentary
None of Your Business (Va kas che)
The culture and history of the multicultural port city of Bandar Abbas is very different from that of central Iran. One of its most dazzling and tragic figures is the musician Ebrahim Monsefi.
Sa., 19:30, feature film
The Alien (Namo)
The teacher Bakhtiyar was transferred to the Kurdish-speaking part of Iran. Social surveillance at home and at school makes it difficult for him and his family to arrive, especially as he does not want to simply submit.
So., 13:00 h, documentary
Ranger and Leopard (Vortex) & In the Realm of the Spider-Tailed Viper
Largely unnoticed by western audiences, the genre of Iranian nature films has reached a remarkable level. It takes us into a rich flora and fauna amidst overwhelming natural scenery.
So., 15:00 h, documentary
Formerly Youth Square (Meydane Javanan – Sabegh)
The journalist and filmmaker Mina Akbari looks at an old photograph showing seventy former members of the editorial staff of the newspaper “Jame’e”, taken at what was then “Youth Square”.
So, 19:30, feature film
Numbness (Bi Hessi Mozeie)
The professional cynic and philosophy student Jahel lives together with his mentally unstable sister Mary, who suddenly enters into a marriage with the football-loving and apparently quite wealthy Shahrokh.