In the Land of Brothers
by Alireza Ghasemi & Raha Amirfazli
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Logline
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
Diaspora International Film Festival
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival – Special Screenings
Blue Mountain Film Festival
Munich Film Festival – International Independents
UCLA Celebration of Iranian Cinema
Malaysia International Film Festival – International Competition
Screenshot : Asian Film Festival
Filmfest Sundsvall – BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
Gijon International Film Festival – Premiere Section
Rio de Janeiro Int’l Film Festival
Cyrus International Film Festival
Saint-Jean-de-Luz Film Festival – GRAND PRIX & BEST FEMALE INTERPRETATION
Hong Kong Asian Film Festival – YOUNG JURY BEST FILM
Cambridge Film Festival – Competition
Dharamshala International Film Festival
Terraviva Film Festival
Jogja- Netpac Film Festival – Main Competition
EnergaCAMERIMAGE – Directors’ Debut Competition
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.
