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Googoosh - Made of Fire

OT: Googoosh - Made of Fire

Niloufar Taghizadeh | Germany, 2024
Documentary Feature | FF2024
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DOCUMENTARY Googoosh is a singer and an icon of Iranian popular culture. The film tells her moving story, through which she became a voice of resistance and a symbol of hope for many Iranians. She had her first performance aged two and later Googoosh was known from Tehran’s famous Cabaret Miami all the way to the Royal Palace. An international career followed, with performances all over the world and hits in 15 languages. She was the role model for a whole generation. Her fans cut their hair short like hers, and copied her extravagant style of dress. With the Islamic Revolution, things changed overnight: a ban on concerts, prison and house arrest. After 21 years of isolation, she was finally able to leave the country and enjoyed an unexpected comeback in exile.

 

 

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NILOUFAR TAGHIZADEH (*1978 in Iran) studied theatre and film direction in Burghausen and lived for many years in both Iran and Germany as a film-maker. Most recently, her documentary Nila’s Dream in the Garden of Eden (2024) was shown in German cinemas.

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Googoosh - Made of Fire

Documentary Feature

English, Farsi

Kaleidoscope | FF2024


Germany

2024

94 min

OV with German subtitles

Niloufar Taghizadeh

Niloufar Taghizadeh

Faegheh Atashin (Googoosh)

Niloufar Taghizadeh

James Rodney Stolz, Steffen Bohnert

Klang Bezirk soundpostproduktion

Catharina Kleber

Dieter Schneider

Mindjazz Pictures

NEW DOCS

Windcatcher-Productions GmbH

ZDF/Arte

NEW DOCS, Luisa Schwamborn: luisa.schwamborn@newdocs.de

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DocumentaryWomenHistoryIslamic CultureArtistsHuman RightsMigration and OriginsMusicBiopicFemale Directors

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