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Premiere: Roya

In the presence of the director and other guests

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Wednesday,  29.04.2026
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20:00
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With her entry in this year’s Berlinale, ROYA, director Mahnaz Mohammadi has crafted a profound and multifaceted portrait of an Iranian prisoner that uncompromisingly reflects the reality faced by many persecuted individuals in Iran. The premiere will be followed by a discussion with the director and other guests.

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Roya, an Iranian teacher imprisoned in Tehran’s Evin Prison for her political beliefs, is faced with a choice: make a forced televised confession or remain confined to her three-square-metre cell. As past and present slip out of sequence and exchange places, she moves between inner landscapes and lived experience.
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