Date
Hour
Place
08/08
18:30
THE AMBER HALL
Sheytan vojud nadarad
reż|dir Mohammad Rasoulof | DE, IR, CZ | 2019 | 151 min
prod|pro Mohammad Rasoulof, Farzad Pak scen|wr Mohammad Rasoulof zdj|ph Ashkan Ashkani muz|mus Amir Molookpour mon|ed Meysam Muini, Mohammadreza Muini ob|cast Ehsan Mirhosseini, Shaghayegh Shourian, Kaveh Ahangar, Mahtab Servati, Mohammad Valizadegan, Baran Rasoulof dys|dis Aurora
DESCRIPTION
In contemporary Iran, killing is institutionalized, the death penalty remains in place and responsibility for the execution is spread over many people. But that doesn’t make the title evil disappear. Rasoulof tells four stories, connected by a common denominator – a mystery and a tough choice. The stories of four very different characters and the decisions they have to make are an important statement by the Iranian director against the death penalty. The silent dramas make up a powerful morality play about the limits of freedom and the consequences of choice. Film was awarded Golden Berlin Bear in 2020.
AWARDS
2020 Berlin IFF – Golden Berlin Bear for Best Film2020 Berlin IFF – Guild Film Prize
2020 Berlin IFF – Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
DIRECTOR
Mohammad Rasoulof (1972), independent Iranian director, writer and producer. He studied sociology, and started his film career with documentaries and short films, shot with great social sensitivity. His films are appreciated by critics and audiences, and he have won awards and distinctions at prestigious world festivals. The first problems with censorship appeared in connection with the film “Iron Island”. His films are not shown in his home country, and Rasoulof has also been banned from leaving Iran since 2017. His subsequent artistic achievements only prove that attempts to silence the artists with repressions make their voice sound even louder.FILMOGRAPHY
2020 Zło nie istnieje|Sheytan vojud nadarad|There Is No Evil2017 Uczciwy człowiek|Lerd|A Man of Integrity
2013 Rękopisy nie płoną|Dast-Neveshtehaa Nemisoosand|Manuscripts Don't Burn
2011 Pożegnanie|Béomid é didar|Goodbye
2009 Białe łąki|Keshtzar haye sepid|The White Meadows
2005 Żelazna wyspa|Jazireh Ahani|Iron Island
2002 Gagooman|The Twilight
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