Born in Evin

Zaree seeks to shed light on the circumstances of her own birth in Evin, one of Iran’s most notorious prisons for dissidents. 40 years ago, the Shah and with him the Iranian monarchy was overthrown. The new head of state and religious leader had tens of thousands of political opponents arrested and tortured, including the filmmaker’s parents. The family, that was later able to flee to Germany, has never discussed this period of their lives. Zaree decides to address the decades of silence and tries to cut through the dense undergrowth of repression that exists amongst the members of her family.… >>>