Cutting Through Rocks

USA Deutschland Iran 2023/2024 Dokumentarfilm

Summary

Resistance is an art – no one has mastered it better than Sara Shahverdi: in her village in northern Iran, she has long been known as a troublemaker for standing up for herself and other women against local patriarchy. That she becomes the first woman to win the election as village head is a sensation; less surprising is that she immediately begins to turn the village on its head. The documentary follows her closely as she prevents forced marriages and teaches girls how to ride motorcycles. She wants to give them a bright future. This soon makes her a thorn in the side of conservatives, who resort to devious means to stop her success. 

Source: 19. LICHTER Filmfest Frankfurt International

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Credits

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Titles

  • Originaltitel (DE) Cutting Through Rocks
  • Originaltitel (IR) اوزاک یوللار
  • Schreibvariante (IR) Uzak yollar

Versions

Original

Duration:
94 min
Format:
DCP
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Ton
Screening:

Uraufführung (US): 27.01.2025, Salt Lake City / Park City, Sundance Film Festival

Kurzfassung

Duration:
52 min
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Ton

Awards

DOK Leipzig 2025
  • Goldene Taube, Publikumswettbewerb
Sundance Film Festival 2025
  • World Cinema Grand Jury Prize, Beste Dokumentation (international)