Parvaneh is a young Afghan immigrant who recently arrived at a transit centre for asylum seekers in the Swiss Alps. The only things she has got to know yet are the rural area surrounding the centre and the centre itself.
Acting
Nissa Kashani's face does ALL the work.
Direction
Hamzavi trusts silence more than dialogue.
Cinematography
Alps as beautiful prison—stunning and suffocating.
Director
Talkhon Hamzavi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in actual Swiss asylum centers; many extras were real refugees. Kashani was a drama student with no prior film experience.
Premiered at Locarno and was nominated for an Oscar—rare recognition for a Swiss short about refugee experiences in an era before 'refugee crisis' dominated headlines.
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