SEVEN WINTERS IN TEHRAN

by Steffi Niederzoll

WITH : Zar Amir Ebrahimi

PRODUCTION : 2022 – 97′ – In coproduction with Made In Germany Filmproduktion (Germany), TS Productions (France)

DISTRIBUTION : Nour Films

INTERNATIONAL SALES: Cercamon

Festivals

Berlin International Film Festival 2023 – « Peace Film Prize », « Compass-Perspektive Award »

CPH:DOX 2023 – « F:ACT AWARD »

SYNOPSIS

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.