''Mitra'' is a 2021 Dutch drama film directed by Iranian-Dutch filmmaker Kaweh Modiri. The film was an adaptation of a non-fiction book by Modiri about the real-life experiences of his mother. It premiered on the
International Film Festival Rotterdam
The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Since its foundation in 1972, it has maintained a focus on independent and experimental fi ...
. It also played at the ''Movies that Matter-festival'' in
The Hague
The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital of ...
and the
Netherlands Film Festival.
Plot
The daughter of Haleh was betrayed and executed in the aftermath of the
Iranian Revolution
The Iranian Revolution ( fa, انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân, ), also known as the Islamic Revolution ( fa, انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynas ...
. 37 years later, in the Netherlands, she is confronted by the woman who betrayed her daughter.
Cast
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Jasmin Tabatabai
Jasmin Tabatabai ( fa, یاسمین طباطبائی ; born 8 June 1967 in Tehran, Iran, is a German actress and singer.
Biography
Jasmin Tabatabai's mother is German, and her father is Iranian. She was born and raised in Tehran until the 1979 ...
as Haleh
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Mohsen Namjoo as Mohsen
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Shabnam Toloui
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Avin Manshadi as Nilu
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Sallie Harmsen
Sallie Harmsen (born May 2, 1989) is a Dutch actress having had roles in '' In Real Life'' for which she won Golden Calf for Best Actress at the Netherlands Film Festival 2008. Harmsen appeared in ''De Geheimen van Barslet'' Golden Calf for Best A ...
as Clara
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Dina Zarif as Mitra
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Aram Ghasemy as Parisa
References
External links
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2021 films
Dutch drama films
2020s Persian-language films
2021 drama films
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