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Karestan – Entrepreneurship in Iran

Das Projekt „Kârestân“ präsentiert eine Reihe von Dokumentarfilmen mutiger UnternehmensgründerInnen, die in Eigeninitiative Erstaunliches geleistet haben – vor allem in den Bereichen Umwelt/Nachhaltigkeit und Bildung. Dieses Projekt wurde vom Regisseur Mojtaba Mirtahmasb („This is not a Film“) gemeinsam mit der bekannten Filmemacherin Rakhshan Bani-Etemad initiiert und produziert.

Drama, Sunday, 14 June 2026, 7.00 pm

Sunshine Express

The participants in a role-playing game embark on a fictional train journey to the mysterious island of Hermia. Throughout the journey, everyone must remain strictly in character. But little by little, personal conflicts, repressed memories and hidden truths begin to intrude on the game. The apparent freedom of the journey increasingly transforms into a form of psychological and emotional control.

Short films & discussion, Sunday, 14 June 2026, 5.00 pm

Special: More than just a strait – Southern Iran

Whilst the Strait of Hormuz usually appears in the international news as a zone of military conflict and a strategic bottleneck, southern Iran is far more than that: an independent cultural region, shaped by African, Indian and Arab influences, with its own music, language and storytelling tradition.

Teen drama, Sunday, 14 June 2026, 3.00 pm

Hendi and Hormoz

In recent years, Iranian cinema has increasingly turned its attention to the southern region around the Strait of Hormuz, an area rarely depicted on screen. To mark a special occasion, “Visions of Iran” presents Abbas Amini’s poignant teenage drama “Hendi and Hormoz”, which was screened in the Berlinale’s Generation 14plus section in 2018.