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Sonita

Germany / Switzerland / Iran, Islamic Republic of, November 2015
FILM, Documentary, 91 min.

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directed by
Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami
Written by
Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami
Status
In distribution
Website
www.sonita.ch/en

Sonita is an 18-year-old undocumented Afghan illegal immigrant living in the poor suburbs of Tehran. She is a feisty, spirited, young woman who fights to live the way she wants, as an artist, singer, and musician, in spite of all the obstacles she confronts in Iran and her conservative patriarchal family. In harsh contrast to her goal is her family's plan – strongly supported by her mother – to make her a bride and sell her to a new family. The price at present is about 9'000 US Dollars.

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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

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