Plot
In this gorgeously animated drama, the lives of several strong-willed women and a young musician intersect. Their stories reveal the hypocrisies of modern Iranian society, where sex, drugs, and corruption coexist with strict religious law. In the bustling metropolis of Tehran, avoiding prohibitions has become an everyday sport and breaking taboos can be a means of personal emancipation. Nevertheless, women invariably end up on the bottom rung of the social order. A young woman needs an operation to "restore" her virginity. A judge in the Islamic Revolutionary Court exhorts favors from a prostitute in exchange for a favorable ruling. The wife of an imprisoned drug addict is denied the divorce she needs in order to live independently. Making use of rotoscope animation, expat Iranian filmmaker Ali Soozandeh creates a portrait of contemporary Tehran that would be impossible by any other means.
Written by
Ali Soozandeh, Grit Kienzlen
Directed by
Ali Soozandeh
Crew
Production Countries
Austria, Germany
Production Companies
Coop 99 Filmproduktion, ZDF, Pixeltruck, HessenFilm und Medien, Filmfonds Wien, Filmstandort Austria (FISA), OFI, Deutscher Filmförderfonds, Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, Little Dream Entertainment, ORF
Languages
Awards
4 wins & 6 nominations total