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Radiograph of a Family (2020)

Radiograph of a Family (2020)

Documentary
Release Date: 2020, November 23
Directors: Firouzeh Khosrovani
Countries: Switzerland, Iran, Norway
Production: Antipode Films, RainyPictures, Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion, Storyline Studios

Overview:

"Mother married a photo of Father," says director Firouzeh Khosrovani in the opening of this deeply personal documentary. She's not speaking metaphorically though. Her mother Tayi literally married a portrait of Hossein in Teheran -he was in Switzerland studying radiology and was unable to travel back to his homeland for the wedding. The event illustrates the abyss that still exists in their marriage: Hossein is a secular progressive and Tayi a devout, traditional Muslim.