A story that must be told! The feature length documetary tells the story of the rise and fall of Fereydoun Farrokhzad which mirrors the tragedy of the Iranian people and their revolution. The narrative weaves his abundant life into a secret service thriller, that leads to his unresolved murder in Germany. |
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Have a look at the short teaser |
Bonn, Germany, August 3rd 1992: Fereydoun Farrokhzad is expecting guests. He picks them up at the train station and cooks a meal for them. The grocer remembers Mr. Farrokhzad’s purchase and describes him as somewhat unfocused and absent minded. |
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Fereydoun was a superstar in pre-revolutionary Iran during the 70’s: he was a pop star and entertainer in the first and only TV show in Iran whose popularity emptied the streets. His fate exemplifies the drama of the Iranian revolution that cast a shadow over Iranians in the whole world. The story of his life reads like a social novel and a spy novel. Today, his huge community of fans is as global as the Iranian diaspora. His career started in Munich, took him back to Iran, catapulted him to the USA and ended in a pool of blood in Bonn. |
Fereydoun's "Shargie e Ghamghin" performed by people arround the world: A touching mash-up video |
The recent Arab Spring movements started out as an uprising against a despot and then had to struggle with an imminent Islamist takeover. The same dynamic was behind the Iranian revolution of 1979 which precipitated a worldwide diaspora of both supporters of the Shah as well as revolutionaries. The origin of a worldwide Iranian diaspora, which lives with this trauma till this day. |
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WHO WE ARE
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THE BACKGROUND STORY |
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As a student she was living in the same apartment I'm living now. And I had to go to Tehran to learn this. For six years I thought: well this is the plot for a really great Hollywood like feature film. But a fictional, historical movie in Iran ... I didn't dare. (Obviously nobody else did either). |
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With the participation of Fereydoun's friends, companions, musicians and family we tell the story of his abundant and torn live. These stories are accompanied by great stock footage, especially that of our friend Percy Adlon who created a marvelous portrait of Fereydoun in Theran of 1976. Unsung incidents will be animated as graphic novels. In particular we'll investigate the secrets of his murder and the question why it remained unsolved until today. |
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