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The Queen and I Directed by: Nahid Persson Sarvestani Production: RealReel Doc AB, Sweden 2008,90 min SCREENINGS: 9 May 14.30 16 May 14.15 17 May 20.30
Selected festivals and awards: 2009 – Sydney Film Festival; DOXA Documentary Film Festival, Vancouver; Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival; Sundance Film Festival – Nominacja do Nagrody Głównej /Grand Jury Prize Nomination 2008 – IDFA, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
Director Nahid Persson Sarvestani is a filmmaker and former revolutionary who helped to overthrow the monarchy in Iran’s 1979 revolution. Having made two documentaries with anti-Islamist messages, she decided to make a film about the former queen, her old adversary. Both are women living in exile. Over a two-year period, the two confront each other about their past, question their former beliefs, and share their grievances. Their relationship grows as they realize they have much in common as two strong women who have risen above hardships to continue evolving towards a positive future.
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