German PremiereNetherlands, Germany, Denmark 2021Language:Dutch, FarsiSubtitles:GermanDirector:Kaweh ModiriWriter:Kaweh ModiriCinematographer:Daan NieuwenhuijsEditor:Carla LuffeMusic:Mohsen NamjooSound:Carlos GarcíaWith:Jasmin Tabatabai, Mohsen Namjoo, Shnabnam Tolouei, Avin Manshadi, Sallie Harmsen, Aram Ghasemy, Dina ZarifProducer:Katja Draaijer, Frank Hoeve, Roshanak Behesht Nedjad, Eva Jakobsen, Mikkel Jersin, Katrin PorsProduction Company:BALDR Film, IGCDistributor:Camino Filmverleih GmbH107 min, Colour

Haleh's quiet life as a scientist in the Netherlands is abruptly disrupted. 37 years after her daughter Mitra was executed in Iran, she meets the woman who once supposedly betrayed her daughter. Having just arrived in the Netherlands, and a loving mother herself, she does not recognise Haleh and trusts her as a wise, older woman.

As Haleh plans her trap, she gets closer to the perpetrator than she would like. What price is Haleh willing to pay now that the power to retaliate is within her grasp? Or is forgiveness the better way after all?

Gripping drama with strong autobiographical features and a convincing Jasmin Tabatabai as Haleh.


Recommended for ages 12+

Director's Biography:Kaweh Modiri (1982), Dutch artist, filmmaker and writer with Iranian roots, studies at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy. His feature film debut BODKIN RAS (2016) is a double winner of the FIPRESCI Award. 

Director's Filmography:
2017 CHIMÈRE (TV)
2016 BODKIN RAS

2014 RENAULT 5 (KURZ)

2010 MEIN EINBRECHER UND ICH (KURZ)