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| For a Moment Freedom | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Arash T. Riahi |
| Written by | Arash T. Riahi |
| Produced by | Veit Heiduschka,Michael Katz,Wega Film,Margaret Menegoz,Les Films du Losange |
| Starring | Navid Akhavan Pourya Mahyari Elika Bozorgi Sina Saba Payam Madjlessi Behi Djanati Atai Kamran Rad Said Oveissi Fares Fares Ezgi Asaroglu Toufan Manoutcheri Michael Niavarani Soussan Azarin Johannes Silberschneider |
| Cinematography | Michael Riebl |
| Edited by | Karina Ressler |
| Music by | Karuan |
| Distributed by | Les Films du Losange |
Release dates |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Countries | Austria France |
| Languages | English Persian Turkish |
For a Moment Freedom (German:Ein Augenblick Freiheit;French:Pour un instant la liberté) is a 2008 film, written and directed byAustrian-Iranian filmmakerArash T. Riahi.
For a Moment Freedom tells of the odyssey of threeIranians groups ofrefugees: a married couple with a child, two young men with two children, and two men who are friends despite the differences between them.
They have all managed to escape from Iran andIraq, but now they are stuck in the Turkish capital; although freedom is at last almost within their grasp, first they have to wait in a dubious hotel, hoping each day that their applications forasylum will be approved. This enforced break in their journey towards independence is characterised by both hope and utter uncertainty.
The young Austrian-Iranian filmmakerArash T. Riahi depicts the plight of people trying to flee their homeland and the curious, transitory state of asylum-seekers withtragic comedy and great suspense.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Navíd Akhavan | Ali |
| Pourya Mahyari | Mehrdad |
| Elika Bozorgi | Azy |
| Sina Saba | Arman |
| Payam Madjlessi | Hassan |
| Behi Djanati Atai | Lale |
| Kamran Rad | Kian |
| Said Oveissi | Abbas |
| Fares Fares | Manu |
| Ezgi Asaroglu | Jasmin |
| Toufan Manoutcheri | Mother of Asy and Arman |
| Michael Niavarani | Father of Asy and Arman |
| Soussan Azarin | Grandmother |
| Muhammed Cangören | Grandfather |
| Kourosh Asadollahi | Ahmad |
| Halilibrahim Sahin | Son of Ahmad |
| Kave Foladi | Prosecutor |
| Johannes Silberschneider | Pifko |
Filming Locations
For a Moment Freedom has won two more awards atthe Festival du Cinéma Européen en Essonne in France. The film was awarded boththe Public Award andthe Student Award. This festival, which has been running for the last ten years, specializes in political films.
For a Moment Freedom wonthe Vienna Film Prize for the Best Austrian Film of the year at the 2008Vienna Film Festival.[4]
The prize is named afterAlain Poire, the French producer who produced a large number of films, including works byRobert Bresson,Claude Autant-Lara andYves Robert.
For a Moment Freedom was awardedthe Golden Eye, the Award for the Best Debut Feature Film, at the4th Zurich Film Festival by a jury headed byPeter Fonda.The Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) is one of the most important international festivals for young talent and is held annually in Zurich. The film festival is committed to promoting the works of young directors and screenwriters from all over the world.
At the renowned "A" festival,the World Film Festival in Montreal,For a Moment Freedom has won an award for the best debut feature film,the Golden Zenith for the Best First Fiction Feature Film 2008.[5]