Bassidji

France / Switzerland, April 2009
FILM, Documentary, 114 min.

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directed by
Mehran Tamadon
Written by
Mehran Tamadon
Status
In distribution

For almost three years I moved in the circles of arguably the most extreme defendants of the Islamic Republic of Iran (the Basij) in order to better understand their ideas. Even though we come from the same country, the contradictions could not be greater. As an Iranian who lives in France, as an atheist and son of militant communists under the Shah, I offer an enormous target for aggression for all those who follow the dogmas of the regime. But nonetheless a dialogue does occur. But to what extent are we able to question our own convictions and try to understand each other?

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World Premiere
April 2009
Original Version
Persian (french subtitles),  colour, Digi Beta, 114 min.
Production
CDP Productions, Box Productions sàrl, Interland, Mehran Tamadon
Producer
Catherine Dussart, Elena Tatti, Thierry Spicher, Mehran Tamadon
directed by
Mehran Tamadon
Written by
Mehran Tamadon
Cinemato­graphy
Madjid Gorjian
Editing
Andrée Davanture, Rodolphe Molla
Sound Editing
Jérôme Cuendet
Re-Recording Mix
Jérôme Cuendet
Location Sound Mix
Mehran Tamadon

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Worldwide Distribution

France
Aloest Distribution Distribution
Release date: 20.10.2010
Switzerland
Box Productions sàrl Distribution

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