FOR A MOMENT, FREEDOM

A film by Arash T. Riahi

French Distribution • International Sales • Losange Production

FOR A MOMENT, FREEDOM

A film by Arash T. Riahi

With
Navid Akhavan, Fares Fares, Behi Djanati Ataï, Pourya Mahyari, Payam Madjlessi,

French Distribution • International Sales • Losange Production

Releases
French Release on 28-01-2009

Synopsis
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 humor. A film based on true stories about a group of refugees trying desperately to reach the holy land of freedom.

« Un subtil équilibre entre humanisme, humour et tragédie. Très émouvant »

Variety

« Une vraie réussite, de celles qui remuent et émeuvent »

Dvdrama.com

« Une galerie de portraits truculents, à la kusturica »

Positif

« Arash t.riahi a su concilier une approche réaliste et un ton poétique pour évoquer ces personnages en quête de liberté »

Amnesty International

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Producers: Veit Heiduschka, Michael Katz (Wega Film), Margaret Menegoz (Les films du losange)
France Distribution: Les Films du Losange
International Sales: Les Films du Losange

Nationalities: Austria, France

Cinematographer: Michi Riebl
Editing: Karina Ressler
Sound: Mohsan Nasiri
Production Designer: Christoph Kanter
Costumes: Monika Buttinger
Music: Karuan

Duration: 1h50
Sound Format: Dolby SRD
Production Year: 2007