FOR A MOMENT, FREEDOM
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 proove to the auhorities that they are victimes 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.
international title: | For a Moment, Freedom |
original title: | Ein Augenblick Freiheit |
country: | Austria, France, Turkey |
year: | 2008 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Arash T. Riahi |
film run: | 110' |
release date: | AT 09/01/2009, FR 28/01/2009, DE 13/08/2009 |
screenplay: | Arash T. Riahi |
cast: | Navíd Akhavan, Pourya Mahyari, Payam Madjlessi, Behi Djanati Ataï, Johannes Silberschneider, Michael Niavarani |
cinematography by: | Michael Riebl |
film editing: | Karina Ressler |
art director: | Christoph Kanter |
costumes designer: | Monika Buttinger |
music: | Karuan Marouf |
producer: | Veit Heiduschka, Margaret Ménégoz, Michael Katz |
production: | Wega Film, Les Films du Losange, Pi Film (TR) |
backing: | Vinna Film Fund |
distributor: | Filmladen, Les Films du Losange (FR), Film Kino Text (DE) |