SEVEN WINTERS IN TEHRAN
Iran, 2007: Reyhaneh Jabbari, 19, is convicted of murdering the man who tried to rape her. Her subsequent protest makes her a symbol of resistance and women's rights even beyond the borders of Iran.
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Tehran, July 2007: Reyhaneh Jabbari, 19, has a business meeting with a new client. When he tries to rape her, she stabs him in self-defense. Later that day, she is arrested for murder. Her trial results in a death penalty sentence. Thanks to personal and secretly recorded videos provided by Reyhaneh's family, their testimonies and the letters written by Reyhaneh in prison, the film retraces the fate of a woman who becomes a symbol of resistance and women's rights even beyond the borders of Iran.
With Zar Amir Ebrahimi (Holy Spider, Best Actress Cannes Film Festival 2022) as Reyhaneh’s Voice
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Berlin Film Festival 2023 - Winner Compass-Perspektive-Award
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Director and Writer Steffi Niederzoll
Additional voice of Reyhaneh Jabbari: Zar Amir Ebrahimi Producers Melanie Andernach, Knut Losen Co-producers Laurent Lavolé, Miléna Poylo & Gilles Sacuto Editor Nicole Kortlüke Dramatic Advisor Sina Ataeian Dena Director of Photography Julia Daschner, bvk Sound César Fernández Borrás, Andreas Hildebrandt, Jocelyn Robert Music Original Score Flemming Nordkrog Commissioning editor Jutta Krug Associate producers Eva Laass, Céline Loiseau, Sina Ataeian Dena Year 2023 Category Documentary Country Germany- France Original title Sieben Winter in Teheran Language Farsi Run time 97 mns A production by Made in Germany Filmproduktion, in coproduction with Gloria Films Production & TS Productions, Westdeutscher Rundfunk – with the support of Minister of State for Culture and the Media, Eurimages, Film and Media Fund NRW, German Federal Film Board, La Région Île-de-France, Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée -
Steffi Niederzoll was born in Nuremberg in 1981. She studied audiovisual media arts at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne (KHM) and the Escuela de Cine y Television in Cuba (EICTV) from 2001-2007. Her short films have successfully screened at numerous renowned national and international film festivals such as Berlinale. She participated in various directing master classes and was a scholarship holder at the Cultural Academy Tarabya, Turkey.
In addition to her film work, she is also involved in interdisciplinary artistic works. She was a member of the core group of the collective "1000 Gestalten", which caused a worldwide sensation with its performance during the G20 summit in Hamburg. Her collective works have been presented at the Brecht Festival, the Kunsthalle Baden-Baden and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Roskilde and Vejle, Denmark, among others.
Together with Shole Pakravan, she wrote the book "How to Become a Butterfly", which will be published by Berlin Verlag in 2023.
"Seven Winters in Tehran" is her first long documentary film and her debut as a director.
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“the whole world has to know about this story.” Zar Amir Ebrahimi in Deadline
"Manages to put a knife through your heart (…) A gripping account' Business Doc Europe
“A powerful, piercing documentary” Film Companion
“A brilliant display of documentary filmmaking (…) Each element of Seven Winters in Tehran comes together to make a truly impactful viewing experience that is a must-watch for everyone.” Loud and Clear
“An important investigative film, both intimate and political” Trois Couleurs
“A gripping doc about the denial of justice (…) a timely cry of alarm” Abus de Ciné
“depicts the complex and tragic situation of the judiciary in Iran, with subtle and calculated references” Independant Persian
“topical and explosive […] a haunting documentary” MovieBreak Germany
"It is finally in its description of a legal system of mind-blowing absurdity that the film disturbs the most." Le Polyester -
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