Sunless Shadows

Iran, Norway2019documentary74'Konkurs dokumentalny (2020)Laureaci festiwali (2021)

Seldom can one pass through the gate of an Iranian prison with a camera, in particular when it is a facility for women. The film characters are wives, daughters or sisters serving sentences for killing men – their family members. Some of them avoided death penalties only because of their young age. Their life behind bars, where they can study and have fun, is sometimes safer, freer and more interesting than the one they had at large. When presented with cameras, the characters record video letters to their families, including perpetrators and victims. In this way, they become co-authors of the film. Silver Horn at Krakow Film Festival.