Einmal Mekka und Zurück . Exile Family Movie
Verzio FF submission The bittersweet story of a family torn apart by politics, scattered across continents, divided by cultures, and their attempt to come together for their first true family reunion in decades. 20 years ago the Persian filmmaker Arash emigrated from Iran to Austria with his father,...
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| Institution: | Open Society Archives at Central European University |
| Language: | Persian English German |
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Golden Girls Film Production
2006
Austria |
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:d8050c7f-2cb8-4567-bf62-e8d8aa4edd7e |
| Summary: | Verzio FF submission
The bittersweet story of a family torn apart by politics, scattered across continents, divided by cultures, and their attempt to come together for their first true family reunion in decades. 20 years ago the Persian filmmaker Arash emigrated from Iran to Austria with his father, mother and little sister. Many other extended family members ended up in the West, while others stayed behind. Despite the distance between them, the family ties remained strong. Arash's film charts his risky journey to Mecca to take part in the family get-together. He and other exiled family members had to pretend to be Muslim pilgrims in order to avoid suspicion by the authorities. This is both a personal and a universal story of family love, of what unites and divides us. |
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| Published: | 2006 |