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Joy in Iran

Deutschland 2015-2018 Dokumentarfilm

"Joy in Iran" accompanies the roadshow of the artists Susie Wimmer, Andreas Schock and Moni Single from "Clowns Without Borders" to various Iranian aid organizations for orphans and street kids, hospitals, psychiatric clinics and refugee camps. The film recounts not only intense human encounters but also the almost unbelievable story of the Iranian tour guide Reza Abedini. Travelling with the German artists, the smart guy from Tehran becomes infected with the "clowns-virus" and – in the end – performs in front of his own people as a new born clown. "Joy in Iran" is a cinematic reflection about altruism and the healing power of humor and joy – in Iran and elsewhere on our planet. The film sketches a very human portrait of this controversial country which is again in the focus of worldwide media coverage.

Source: German Films Service & Marketing GmbH

Credits

Director

  • Walter Steffen

Screenplay

  • Walter Steffen (Konzept)

Director of photography

  • Walter Steffen
  • Steffen Mühlstein

Editing

  • Steffen Mühlstein

Music

  • Wolfgang Olbrecht

Production company

  • Konzept+Dialog.Medienproduktion Walter Steffen (Seeshaupt)

Producer

  • Walter Steffen

Alle Credits

Director

  • Walter Steffen

Screenplay

  • Walter Steffen (Konzept)

Translation

  • Darioush Shirvani
  • Kathrin Mühlstein

Script editor

  • Martin Wunschick (Beratung)

Director of photography

  • Walter Steffen
  • Steffen Mühlstein

Colour grading

  • Christoph Grabner

Visual effects

  • Arne Hain
  • Tobias Pinegger

Animation

  • Arne Hain
  • Tobias Pinegger

Editing

  • Steffen Mühlstein

Sound design

  • Benedikt Mühle

Sound

  • Walter Steffen

Audio mixing

  • Benedikt Mühle

Music

  • Wolfgang Olbrecht

Production company

  • Konzept+Dialog.Medienproduktion Walter Steffen (Seeshaupt)

in co-production with

  • Filmbit Filmproduktion GmbH + CO. KG (Berlin)

Producer

  • Walter Steffen

Co-Producer

  • Jan Heilig

Production manager

  • Kia Ahrndsen

Original distributor

  • Konzept+Dialog.Medienproduktion Walter Steffen (Seeshaupt)

Funding

  • FilmFernsehFonds Bayern GmbH (FFFB) (München)

Shoot

    • September 2015 - Oktober 2015: Deutschland, Iran
Duration:
90 min
Format:
DCP, 1:2,35
Video/Audio:
Farbe + s/w, Dolby
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 13.02.2019, 186949, ohne Altersbeschränkung / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Uraufführung (DE): 07.09.2018, Starnberg, Fünf Seen Filmfestival;
Kinostart (DE): 17.01.2019

Titles

Additional titles
  • Weiterer Titel (DE) Clowns im Iran
  • Originaltitel (DE) Joy in Iran

Versions

Original

Duration:
90 min
Format:
DCP, 1:2,35
Video/Audio:
Farbe + s/w, Dolby
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 13.02.2019, 186949, ohne Altersbeschränkung / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Uraufführung (DE): 07.09.2018, Starnberg, Fünf Seen Filmfestival;
Kinostart (DE): 17.01.2019

Awards

Bahía Independent Cinema Festival Brasilien 2018
  • Preis für den besten Dokumentarfilm
Source-URL: https://www.filmportal.de/en/movie/joy-in-iran_