Radiograph of a Family
Radiograph of a Family
- SUBTITLES FR/NL
- COUNTRY Norvège, Iran, Suisse
- Duration 82
- Prices 9.00 €, 7.00 €, 6.50 €, 6.00 €
- Moderator ticket Article 27, Arsène 50
- Abonnement Carte 5 places, UGC Unlimited
Introducing
It is one of those rare endings that seem both inevitable and completely surprising.
– Cineuropa
Synopsis
“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. But this family history is also a sort of x-ray, laying bare the conflicts of Iranian society in the run-up to, and aftermath of the Iranian Revolution in 1979.
Introducing
It is one of those rare endings that seem both inevitable and completely surprising.
– Cineuropa
Synopsis
“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. But this family history is also a sort of x-ray, laying bare the conflicts of Iranian society in the run-up to, and aftermath of the Iranian Revolution in 1979.
