Seven Winters in Tehran
Directed by Steffi Niederzoll
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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With Zar Amir Ebrahimi (Holy Spider, Best Actress Cannes Film Festival 2022) as Reyhaneh’s Voice
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Farsi / 2023 / 97’
Original Title: Sieben Winter in Teheran
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DOCUMENTARY
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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 B -
DCP I 5:1
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Berlin Film Festival 2023 - Perspektive Deutsches Kino
Winner Compass Perspektive Award -
“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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