Between Revolutions (Între revoluţii)
In the 1970s, an Iranian student named Zahra stays in Bucharest to study medicine, where she befriends a fellow student, the Romanian Maria. When the Iranian Revolution breaks out in 1979, Zahra returns to Iran, hoping to contribute to political and social change. Many changes actually happen, although generally not for the better, especially as far as women are concerned. Zahra never returns to Romania, but the two women stay in touch. Over the next decades, they exchange many letters about the upheaval in their countries and the position of women, but also about their deeply felt mutual affection.
Combining unique archival footage with the letters, director Vlad Petri tells the story of the two women. The archival footage is real, the letters were created by Petri himself with his co-screenwriter Lavinia Braniște. Petri thus organically merges documentary and fiction. Awarded the FIPRESCI Prize at the latest Berlinale.
Vlad PETRI (1979, Romania) is a director interested in political and social subjects, who often mixes personal images with archival material. His films operate at the intersection of documentary and fiction and have screened at international festivals including Berlin, Rotterdam, Sarajevo and Ji.hlava. Between Revolutions picked up the FIPRESCI Prize at the 2023 Berlinale Forum.
