Sonita

credits

World Premiere

November 2015

Original Version

Dari, Persian (french/english/german subtitles),  colour, DCP, 91 min.

ISAN

0000-0004-0EBD-0000-H-0000-0000-N

Production

Tag/Traum GmbH Filmproduktion, Intermezzo Films, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse, SRG SSR, Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami

Producer

Gerd Haag, Aline Schmid, Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami

directed by

Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami

Written by

Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami

Cinemato­graphy

Badrouj Behrouz

Editing

Rune Schweitzer

World Sales / World Rights

World Sales

CAT&Docs , Women Make Movies

Worldwide Distribution

France

Septième Factory Distribution
Release date: 12.10.2016

Germany

Real Fiction Filmverleih Distribution
Release date: 26.05.2016

Switzerland

Xenix Filmdistribution GmbH Distribution
Release date: 30.03.2016

Awards

(a selection)

• Munich, DOK.fest München, Preis der SOS-Kinderdörfer 2016 (Winner)
• Madrid, Documenta Madrid Festival Internacional de Documentales de Madrid, Audience Award 2016 (Winner)
• Warsaw, Docs Against Gravity Film Festival, Honorable Mention of Millenium Award Jury 2016 (Winner)
• Poindimié, Festival International du Cinéma des Peuples «ânûû-rû âboro», Jury special Award for the International Competition 2016 (Winner)
• Sheffield, Sheffield International Documentary Festival, Youth Jury Award 2016 (Winner)
• Portland, Portland International Film Festival, Audience Award Best Documentary Feature 2016 (Winner)
• Lisbon, International Independent Film Festival Lisboa, Schweppes IndieMusic Award 2016 (Winner)
• Amsterdam, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, Audience Award 2015 (Winner)
• Amsterdam, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, IDFA DOC U Award of the Youth Jury's 2015 (Winner)

Festivals

(a selection)

• Solothurn, 52. Solothurner Filmtage
  19.01.2017 - 26.01.2017
• Vienna, This Human World 2016 Int. Filmfestival der Menschenrechte
  01.12.2016 - 11.12.2016
• 5th Dharamshala International Film Festival
  03.11.2016 - 06.11.2016
• Vienna, Viennale Vienna International Film Festival
  20.10.2016 - 03.11.2016
• 23rd Astra Film Festival Sibiu
  17.10.2016 - 23.10.2016
• Poindimié, 10e Festival International du Cinéma des Peuples «ânûû-rû âboro»
  14.10.2016 - 22.10.2016
• 3° Festival Diritti Umani Lugano
  05.10.2016 - 09.10.2016
• 13th Reykjavik International Film Festival
  29.09.2016 - 09.10.2016
• Vancouver, 35th Vancouver International Film Festival
  29.09.2016 - 14.10.2016
• Calgary, 17th Calgary International Film Festival
  21.09.2016 - 02.10.2016

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