Sonita

Sonita
reż. Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami /Iran, Niemcy, Szwajcaria, 2015/91 min

If 18-year old Sonita had a say in things, Michael Jackson would be her father and Rihanna her mother. She captures her dream of being a famous rapper in her scrapbook. For the time being, her only fans are the other teenage girls in a Tehran shelter. There, Sonita, a refugee from Afghanistan, gets counseling for the traumas she has suffered and guidance in shaping her future. Her family has a very different future planned for her: as a bride she’s worth $9,000. What’s more, women aren’t allowed to sing in Iran. How can Sonita still succeed in making her dreams come true? Director Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami ends up personally involved in answering that question, reigniting the discussion as to how documentary makers should relate to their subjects. This is just one of the many unexpected twists in an exciting journey replete with the setbacks and successes of a young women looking for her own path. The film’s core consists of Sonita artistically arguing against the disastrous forced marriage practices that obstruct her freedom in an impressive, dramatic rap video.
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  • projection time:
    91 min
  • country/year:
    Iran, Germany, Switzerland, 2015
  • director:
    Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami
  • pictures:
    Behrouz Badrouj , Ali Mohammad Ghasemi, Mohammad Haddadi
  • production:
    Gerd Haag, Kerstin Krieg dla TAG/TRAUM, Aline Schmid dla Intermezzo Films, Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami / Gerd Haag, Kerstin Krieg for TAG/TRAUM, Aline Schmid for Intermezzo Films, Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami
  • selected festivals and awards:
    2016 – FF Sundance, 2015 – IDFA: Audience Award

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