Shahid

Shahid

Drama | Feb. 16, 2024

Narges Shahid Kalhor is a director seeking to be rid of the “Shahid” (martyrs), who are too heavy a burden. From Bavarian bureaucracy and therapy to dancing with Iran’s past generations and their long shadows, she twirls through a heady autofiction.

Shahid

Drama | Feb. 16, 2024

Shahid
Narges Shahid Kalhor is a director seeking to be rid of the “Shahid” (martyrs), who are too heavy a burden. From Bavarian bureaucracy and therapy to dancing with Iran’s past generations and their long shadows, she twirls through a heady autofiction.
Producers ZDF/Das kleine Fernsehspiel, Michael Kalb Filmproduktion
Original title Shahid
Directors Carlotta Wachotsch, Narges Kalhor, Daniel Asadi Faezi
Writers Aydin Alinejadsomeeh, Narges Kalhor

Cast

Baharak Abdolifard

as Narges

Nima Nazarinia

as Urgroßvater

Thomas Sprekelsen

as Psychotherapeut Stefan Ribbentrop

Lilli Pongratz

as Tonfrau

saLeh Rozati

as Pardeh Khani

Nina Wesemann

as Mullah 1

Zuki Ringart

as Mullah 2

Alon Bracha

as Mullah 3

Carine Huber

as KVR Beamtin

Armin Makumbo

as Straßenkehrer

Thomas Hupfer

as Postbote

Boffi Freundlinger

as Herr Müller

Rakim Hazaz

as Daniel

Raphaela Beier

as Mullah Tänzerin

Martina Sedlmeier

as Mullah Tänzerin