In the Land of Brothers
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Overview
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.
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Review
An estimated 5 million Afghans have fled war to Iran, where their legal status is precarious, often face deportation, and are separated from their families. This film tells the tearful story of an Afghan refugee family's resettlement in Iran in three chapters: Mohammad in 2001, Leila in 2011, and Qasem in 2021. Mohammad, a timid boy, is close to his family, but outside, he is harassed by the police and forced into unpaid labor. A decade later, Leila is working as a maid for an Iranian family with a young son, but she must hide her involvement with her husband to keep her job. Another decade later, an aging Qasem is about to receive his Iranian citizenship, but when he learns of his son's misfortune, he falls into a pit of despair. When will they ever truly "settle down"? And are all the costs they have paid so far not worth it? (CHUN Jinsu)
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Credit
- DirectorRaha AMIRFAZLI,Alireza GHASEMI
- ProducerAdrien BARROUILLET
- ScreenplayAlireza GHASEMI, Raha AMIRFAZLI
- CinematographyFarshad Mohammadi MOHAMMADI
- Production DesignSaeed ASADI, Hamed ASLANI
- MusicFrédéric ALVAREZ
- EditorHayedeh SAFIYARI
- SoundTaco DRIJFHOUT
- CastHamideh JAFARI, Bashir NIKZAD, Mohammad HOSSEINI
Film Source
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Director
Raha AMIRFAZLI
Born in Tehran, 1995. An Iranian filmmaker and graduate of the Tehran Art University. She has made several short films that have earned her national and international screenings, including Solar Eclipse (2020).
Alireza GHASEMI
Born in Tehran, 1990. An Iranian Filmmaker who graduated in Filmmaking from Tehran Art University. Alireza is an alumnus of the Berlinale Talent Campus 2022 and has directed several acclaimed short films, including Lunch Time (2017), which earned him a nomination for the Short Film Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
