Fruits of Despair
Fruits of Despair
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Meeting after the film: Nadia Szymańska (director), Sara Szymańska (director)
-> Film presented in the Short Competition. BLOCK 3
While making a film about the Israel-Palestine conflict, an Iranian filmmaker is suddenly thrust into war himself when Israel attacks Iran. Forced to flee Tehran with his family, he finds fragile shelter in a suburban home. Over twelve tense days, what began as a political essay transforms into a personal diary of survival and exile. Through fragments of news, images, and reflection, he confronts questions of freedom, identity, and belonging. When the war ends, he returns to a city both familiar and altered, his film forever changed by the collision of art, politics, and lived experience.
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projection time:
29 min
country/year:
Iran /2026
director:
Nima Nassaj
original language of the film:
Farsi
pictures:
Nima Nassaj
editor:
Nima Nassaj
production:
Nima Nassaj
festivals and awards:
2026 - Berlinale
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trigger warnings:
war and military operations (images)
