For a Moment, Freedom
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| For a Moment Freedom | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Arash T. Riahi |
| Written by | Arash T. Riahi |
| Produced by | Veit Heiduschka, Michael Katz, Wega Film, Margaret Menegoz, Les Films du Losange |
| Starring | Navid Akhavan Pourya Mahyari Elika Bozorgi Sina Saba Payam Madjlessi Behi Djanati Atai Kamran Rad Said Oveissi Fares Fares Ezgi Asaroglu Toufan Manoutcheri Michael Niavarani Soussan Azarin Johannes Silberschneider |
| Cinematography | Michael Riebl |
| Edited by | Karina Ressler |
| Music by | Karuan |
| Distributed by | Les Films du Losange |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Countries | Austria France |
| Languages | English Persian Turkish |
For a Moment Freedom (German: Ein Augenblick Freiheit; French: Pour un instant la liberté) is a 2008 film, written and directed by Austrian-Iranian filmmaker Arash T. Riahi.
For a Moment Freedom tells of the odyssey of three Iranians groups of refugees: a married couple with a child, two young men with two children, and two men who are friends despite the differences between them.
They have all managed to escape from Iran and Iraq, but now they are stuck in the Turkish capital; although freedom is at last almost within their grasp, first they have to wait in a dubious hotel, hoping each day that their applications for asylum will be approved. This enforced break in their journey towards independence is characterised by both hope and utter uncertainty.
The young Austrian-Iranian filmmaker Arash T. Riahi depicts the plight of people trying to flee their homeland and the curious, transitory state of asylum-seekers with tragic comedy and great suspense.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Navíd Akhavan | Ali |
| Pourya Mahyari | Mehrdad |
| Elika Bozorgi | Azy |
| Sina Saba | Arman |
| Payam Madjlessi | Hassan |
| Behi Djanati Atai | Lale |
| Kamran Rad | Kian |
| Said Oveissi | Abbas |
| Fares Fares | Manu |
| Ezgi Asaroglu | Jasmin |
| Toufan Manoutcheri | Mother of Asy and Arman |
| Michael Niavarani | Father of Asy and Arman |
| Soussan Azarin | Grandmother |
| Muhammed Cangören | Grandfather |
| Kourosh Asadollahi | Ahmad |
| Halilibrahim Sahin | Son of Ahmad |
| Kave Foladi | Prosecutor |
| Johannes Silberschneider | Pifko |
Filming Locations