A DANCE FOR FREEDOM

Type:
Fiction

Duration:
16 mins

Year:
2023

Director:
Salem Salavati

Producer:
Salem Salavati

Country:
Kurdistan (Rojhelat)

Languages:
Kurdish (Sorani)

Subtitles:
English

Nanny Asiah, an elderly woman who makes a living by selling sugar, makes a promise to herself after her son’s execution in the Kurdistan prison that if she can stop someone from retribution (execution), she will dance and rejoice until the morning call to prayer.

Salem Salavat was born in 1975 in Kurdistan – Iran (Rojhelat). He started being active in the Iranian Youth Cinema in 1989. He directed 4 feature films: The Departure Time (2011), The Last Winter (2014), At Dawn (2019) and The Fathers (2021).