Ein kleines Stück vom Kuchen

In the organizer's words:

Special screening for the film release in Farsi with German subtitles (OmU)

Followed by a thematic discussion in cooperation with Hamrah United & Heinrich Böll Foundation

Guests: Siamak Poursharif (Iranian Film Festival Frankfurt, Cinema For Freedom e. v.) & Mahsa Haddadi (Hamrah United)

Moderation: Dirk Schäfer (director & documentary filmmaker)

She certainly doesn't look like a rebel - 70-year-old widow Mahin lives a modest life in Tehran and prefers to meet up with her friends for dinner. She longingly remembers her youth, when women did not have to fear the repressive violence of the Shiite morality police at every moment. So she decides to set off once again in search of a romantic adventure. After a fleeting encounter with the cab driver Faramarz, she invites him to her home and a love affair develops between the two over wine and dancing. As innocent and tender as this may sound, this hopeful attitude is a clear criticism of the government and its oppressive tyranny. Because under a regime like the one in power in Iran, every act of love, every expression of freedom becomes an act of rebellion.

The screening will be followed by a discussion on the situation of women in Iran.