There is no thread about this, so I´ll start - watched this at Berlin International Film Festival,
Ta Farda
This film has no distributor yet, hope it gets one and a worlwide release:
"Fereshteh is studying and works at a printers’ shop in Tehran. She wants to go to the US but is having trouble finding the time for a language course. This is because she also has a two-month-old baby that her parents know nothing about. When they announce at short notice that they are coming to visit, Fereshteh has to find another place for one night for her illegitimate child and everything that would give away her existence. What at first seems resolvable with a phone call to a few friends soon develops into a difficult undertaking. Fereshteh’s quick-witted friend Atefeh offers her support, but their ensuing odyssey through the city only reveals to the pair how limited their options are. In a society that does not grant everyone the same rights, young women have to weigh up carefully who their allies are."
In Iran, there is a very strong tradition in - let's say- ascetic storytelling.
What you see is what you get - no false emotions.
But like in any dictatorship, it´s influence loads the story with strong meanings.
Even in a free society, you feel this. Films like "Ta Farda", "Taste of Cherry" "Taxi Tehran"
are also very good to free your mind from the clicheed images of mass media.
In Ta Farda, the sidekick Atefeh could be the girl next door and the strets
of Tehran resemble Athens or any other South European city.
Ta Farda
This film has no distributor yet, hope it gets one and a worlwide release:
"Fereshteh is studying and works at a printers’ shop in Tehran. She wants to go to the US but is having trouble finding the time for a language course. This is because she also has a two-month-old baby that her parents know nothing about. When they announce at short notice that they are coming to visit, Fereshteh has to find another place for one night for her illegitimate child and everything that would give away her existence. What at first seems resolvable with a phone call to a few friends soon develops into a difficult undertaking. Fereshteh’s quick-witted friend Atefeh offers her support, but their ensuing odyssey through the city only reveals to the pair how limited their options are. In a society that does not grant everyone the same rights, young women have to weigh up carefully who their allies are."
Ta farda | Until Tomorrow - Panorama 2022
Berlin International Film Festival - official website
www.berlinale.de
In Iran, there is a very strong tradition in - let's say- ascetic storytelling.
What you see is what you get - no false emotions.
But like in any dictatorship, it´s influence loads the story with strong meanings.
Even in a free society, you feel this. Films like "Ta Farda", "Taste of Cherry" "Taxi Tehran"
are also very good to free your mind from the clicheed images of mass media.
In Ta Farda, the sidekick Atefeh could be the girl next door and the strets
of Tehran resemble Athens or any other South European city.