For a Moment, Freedom

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For a Moment Freedom
Directed byArash T. Riahi
Written byArash T. Riahi
Produced byVeit Heiduschka, Michael Katz, Wega Film, Margaret Menegoz, Les Films du Losange
StarringNavid 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
CinematographyMichael Riebl
Edited byKarina Ressler
Music byKaruan
Distributed byLes Films du Losange
Release dates
  • 29 August 2008 (2008-08-29) (WFF)
  • 9 January 2009 (2009-01-09) (Austria)
  • 28 January 2009 (2009-01-28) (France)
Running time
110 minutes
CountriesAustria
France
LanguagesEnglish
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 AkhavanAli
Pourya MahyariMehrdad
Elika BozorgiAzy
Sina SabaArman
Payam MadjlessiHassan
Behi Djanati AtaiLale
Kamran RadKian
Said OveissiAbbas
Fares FaresManu
Ezgi AsarogluJasmin
Toufan ManoutcheriMother of Asy and Arman
Michael NiavaraniFather of Asy and Arman
Soussan AzarinGrandmother
Muhammed CangörenGrandfather
Kourosh AsadollahiAhmad
Halilibrahim SahinSon of Ahmad
Kave FoladiProsecutor
Johannes SilberschneiderPifko

Filming Locations

Prizes

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