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Submission of films for the 22nd edition of the Tofifest International Film Festival. Kujawy Pomorze Region officially begins
We start accepting submissions for two competitions included in the 22nd edition of the Tofifest International Film Festival. Kujawy Pomorze Region. The deadline for sending filled-in submission forms is 15th May. This year’s edition of the festival will take place from 25th June to 30th June, 2024, in Torun. More »
Women without Men
Zanan-e Bedun-e Mardan · dir. Shirin Neshat, Shoja Azari
Austria, France, Germany 2009, 95’
Polish premiere
Trailer
In her feature-film debut, renowned visual artist Shirin Neshat offers an exquisitely crafted view of Iran in 1953, when a British- and American-backed coup removed the democratically elected government. Adapted from the novel by Iranian author Shahrnush Parsipur, the film weaves together the stories of five individual women during those traumatic days, whose experiences are shaped by their faith and the social structures in place. With a camera that floats effortlessly through the lives of the women and the beautiful countryside of Iran, Neshat explores the social, political, and psychological dimensions of her characters as they meet in a metaphorical garden, where they can exist and reflect while the complex intellectual and religious forces shaping their world linger in the air around them. Looking at Iran from Neshat’s point of view allows us to see the larger picture and realize that the human community resembles different organs of one body, created from a common essence.
| Director: | Shirin Neshat, Shoja Azari |
| Screenplay: | Shirin Neshat, Shoja Azari na podstawie/ based on Shahrnoush Parsipour (powieść/novel) |
| Music: | Ryuichi Sakamoto |
| Cinematography: | Martin Gschlacht |
| Editing: | George Cragg, Jay Rabinowitz, Julia Wiedwald |
| Cast: | Pegah Ferydoni, Arita Shahrzad, Shabnam Tolouei, Orsi Tóth, Mina Azarian, Navíd Akhavan |
| Awards: | Srebrny Lew dla Najlepszego Reżysera / Silver Lion for Best Director, UNICEF Award (MFF w Wenecji / IFF Venezia 2010) |
