Sonita
Germany / Switzerland / Iran, November 2015
FILM,
Documentary,
91 min.
- directed by
- Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami
- Written by
- Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami
- Status
- In distribution
- Website
- www.sonita.ch/en
Sonita a 18 ans. Originaire d’Afghanistan, sans-papiers et illégale en Iran, elle vit dans la banlieue pauvre de Téhéran avec sa sœur et sa nièce. Téméraire et passionnée, Sonita se bat pour vivre sa vie comme elle l’entend et faire carrière dans le rap. Son rêve se confronte aux nombreux obstacles qu’elle rencontre en Iran et au sein de sa famille restée en Afghanistan qui, sous l’impulsion de sa propre mère, envisage de la vendre pour 9000$ à un homme que Sonita n’a jamais rencontré.
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
Sortie cinéma: 12.10.2016 - Germany
-
Real Fiction Filmverleih
Distribution
Sortie cinéma: 26.05.2016 - Switzerland
-
Xenix Filmdistribution GmbH
Distribution
Sortie cinéma: 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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Sarajevo, 22nd Sarajevo Film Festival
12.08.2016 - 20.08.2016 -
15th Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival Prizren
05.08.2016 - 13.08.2016 -
Melbourne, 65th Melbourne International Film Festival
28.07.2016 - 14.08.2016 -
Moscow, 38th Moscow International Film Festival
23.06.2016 - 30.06.2016 -
East End Film Festival 2016
23.06.2016 - 03.07.2016 -
Washington, AFI Docs Film Festival Washington 2016
22.06.2016 - 26.06.2016 -
Sheffield, Sheffield International Documentary Film Festival
10.06.2016 - 15.06.2016 -
Sydney, 63rd Sydney Film Festival
08.06.2016 - 19.06.2016 -
Cape Town, 18th Encounters International Documentary Film Festival Cape Town & Johannesburg
02.06.2016 - 12.06.2016 -
19th DocsBarcelona International Documentary Film Festival
23.05.2016 - 29.05.2016 -
Seattle, Seattle International Film Festival
19.05.2016 - 12.06.2016 -
Warsaw, 13th Docs Against Gravity Film Festival
13.05.2016 - 22.05.2016 -
Belgrad, Beldocs 2016 International Documentary Film Festival
12.05.2016 - 18.05.2016 -
Munich, 31. DOK.fest Internationales Dokumentarfilmfestival München
05.05.2016 - 15.05.2016 -
Toronto, 23rd Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival Toronto
28.04.2016 - 08.05.2016 -
Madrid, Documenta Madrid 16
27.04.2016 - 08.05.2016 -
San Francisco, 59th San Francisco International Film Festival
21.04.2016 - 05.05.2016 -
Lisbon, 13th International Independant Film Festival Indie Lisboa
20.04.2016 - 01.05.2016 -
Madison, 18th Wisconsin Film Festival
14.04.2016 - 21.04.2016 -
Cleveland, 40th Cleveland International Film Festival
30.03.2016 - 10.04.2016 -
Fribourg, 30th Fribourg International Film Festival
11.03.2016 - 19.03.2016 -
Thessaloniki, 18th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
11.03.2016 - 20.03.2016 -
Tempo Documentary Festival - Tempo 2016
07.03.2016 - 13.03.2016 -
17th One World International Human Rights Film Festival Prague
07.03.2016 - 16.03.2016 -
Genève, 14e Festival International du film sur les droits humains
04.03.2016 - 13.03.2016 -
True/False Film Fest
03.03.2016 - 06.03.2016 -
Zagreb, 11th Zagreb International Documentary Film Festival
21.02.2016 - 28.02.2016 -
Istanbul, 15th Istanbul Independent Film Festival
18.02.2016 - 28.02.2016 -
Portland, Portland International Film Festival
11.02.2016 - 27.02.2016 -
Park City, 32nd Sundance Film Festival
21.01.2016 - 31.01.2016 -
Amsterdam, 28th IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
18.11.2015 - 29.11.2015