Crystal Globe Competition 2023 / Toorhaye khali / Germany, Iran 2023
Amir and Narges, two people in love, who might be described as having been born under an unlucky star. The young man is from a poor family background and, after he is laid off from his job as a waiter, he is forced to find work in a fishing community. Narges has a higher social status and comes from a “good family”. For the time being, they are keeping their relationship a secret. In order for them to marry, Amir has to earn enough money for a dowry. To add to his problems, he discovers that the fishery employing him is also involved in dishonest business practices… Behrooz Karamizade’s feature debut is a realistic drama set in contemporary Iran which eschews embellishment in order to depict a struggle for the right to love, an entitlement that shouldn’t be contingent on money.
Anna Kořínek
101 min / Color, DCP
International premiere
Director Behrooz Karamizade
/ Screenplay Behrooz Karamizade
/ Dir. of Photography Ashkan Ashkani
/ Music John Gürtler, Jan Misere
/ Sound Sebastian Tesch
/ Editor Anne Jünemann
/ Producer Eva Kemme, Ansgar Frerich, Uschi Feldges
/ Production BASIS BERLIN Filmproduktion GmbH
/ Coproduction Living Pictures Production, Rainy Pictures, ZDF / Kleines Fernsehspiel, ARTE
/ Cast Hamid Reza Abbasi, Sadaf Asgari, Keyvan Mohamadi, Pantea Panahiha
/ Sales Pluto Film
/ Contact Laurin Dietrich
Behrooz Karamizade (1978, Ahwaz, Iran). Selected filmography: Bahar in Wonderland (Bahar im Wunderland, 2013, short), Empty Nets (2023).
Pluto Film
Schliemann Strasse 5, 10437, Berlin
Germany
Phone: +49 030 219 182 20
E-mail: [email protected]
Laurin Dietrich
E-mail: [email protected]
Behrooz Karamizade
Film Director
Hamidreza Abbasi
Actor
Uschi Feldges
Producer
Sadaf Asgary
Actress
Eva Kemme
Producer
Laurin Dietrich
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