FOR A MOMENT, FREEDOM
Showing DECEMBER 12, SK1, 19.40

MULTIPLE AWARD-WINNING, AUSTRIA’S SELECTION FOR THE OSCARS

Ali and Merdad, two young Iranian men, try to bring their cousins, Asy (7) and Arman (5), from Iran to Turkey in order to join their parents in Austria. Waiting for the visa in Ankara, they share their life with other refugees: a couple and their son desperate to prove to the authorities that they are victims of a political persecution, a Persian teacher and a young Kurd who fight their miserable situation with a big sense of humour. A film based on true stories about a group of refugees trying desperately to reach the holy land of freedom.

“RIAHI ACHIEVES A DOUBLE ARTISTIC SUCCESS, PRESENTING US WITH A MASTERPIECE OF IRANIAN EXILE CINEMA WHILE AT THE SAME TIME JETTISONING ALL NATIONAL AND IDEOLOGICAL BALLAST. HE FOCUSES ON THE FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN DESIRE FOR FREEDOM AND SELF-DETERMINATION. A UNIVERSAL, CONTEMPORARY AND TIMELESS POLITICAL FILM JEWEL.”
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Followed by an appearance by BEHI DJANATI ATAÏ.

Behi DJANATI ATAÏ, one of the stars of For a Moment, Freedom will be joining us after the screening of the film. Born in Tehran, she left after the Iranian revolution and settled with her family in France. She studied & worked as a researcher in biochemistry & genetics before working as an actress. ATAÏ worked mainly on stage until she was cast in the film, “The old man who read love stories” directed by Rolf De Heer and co-staring Richard Dreyfuss.

BEHI DJANATI ATAÏ as Laleh in FOR A MOMENT, FREEDOM

She is currently in 3 award-winning movies. For a moment, Freedom has been selected to be submitted as the Austrian candidate for The Best Foreign Language Film of the Year at the 82nd Academy Awards (Oscars).

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