In the Land of Brothers
by Alireza Ghasemi & Raha Amirfazli
Synopsis
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Three members of an extended Afghan family start their lives over in Iran as refugees, unaware they face a decades-long struggle ahead to be “at home”.
Synopsis
Under the shadow of the US invasion, an extended Afghan refugee family begins their new lives in Iran unaware of the ultimate price expected of them as outliers in this (un)welcoming environment: Mohammad, a young teenager and promising student; Leila, a woman isolated by geography, and Qasem who bears the weight of his family’s sacrifice.
Specifications
Iran, France, Netherlands 95 min. 2K 2:1 5.1 Persian (Farsi, Dari, Hazaragi) 1st feature film
Directed by
Alireza Ghasemi & Raha Amirfazli
Written by
Alireza Ghasemi & Raha Amirfazli
Produced by
Adrien Barrouillet, Charles Meresse, Emma Binet (Furyo Films)
Alireza Ghasemi, Raha Amirfazli (Limited Circle)
Frank Hoeve (Baldr Film)
Co-produced by
Arya Ghavamian (Cinema Tehran)
Cast
Hamideh Jafari
Bashir Nikzad
Mohammad Hosseini
Crew
DoP : Farshad Mohammadi
Editor : Hayedeh Safiyari
Original Soundtrack : Frédéric Alvarez
Production Design : Saeed Asadi & Hamed Aslani
Costume Designer: Raha Dadkhah
Festivals
Sundance Film Festival – BEST DIRECTOR AWARD
Festival Cinematográfico Internacional del Uruguay – Human Rights Competition
Minneapolis St Paul International Film Festival
JEONJU Intl. Film Festival – Frontline
Alireza Ghasemi's bio
Alireza Ghasemi is an Iranian Filmmaker (1990 – Tehran) and graduate of the Tehran Art University. An alumnus of Berlinale Talent 2022, he was also nominated for the Short Film Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival 2017 with “Lunch Time”. “In The Land Of Brothers” is Alireza’s first feature film.
Raha Amirfazli's bio
Raha Amirfazli is an Iranian filmmaker (1995 – Tehran) and graduate of the Tehran Art University. She directed multiple short films that earned her international screenings. Raha is currently following the MFA Film program of NYU. “In The Land Of Brothers” is Raha’s first feature film.
