Dreams of the Wild Oaks – Avant la Nuit

Directed by Marjan Khorsavi

A race against time to save her freedom: Samaneh, a young Bakhtiari girl in Iran, must find a rare and endangered bird to escape a forced marriage and a tradition of Cease Blood Sacrifice, in a journey that challenges her beliefs and tests the limits of her father’s love.

Genre

Hybrid Documentary

Country

Iran, France, Espagne

Duration

80'

Format

HD

Producers

Milad Khosravi, Seven Springs Picture (Iran) Thibaut Amri, Avant la Nuit (France) Stephanie von Lukowicz, Lukimedia (Spain)

Co producer

Lyon Capitale TV

Broadcaster

RTS (Switzerland), Yle (Finland), Al Jazeera Balkans (Bosnia Herzegovina)

Festival

Busan International Film Festival – International Competition, IDFA – Luminous

Support

Alter Ciné Fondation, Catapult Film Fund, Connected Foundation, IDFA Bertha Fund, Montpellier Métropole, Région Occitanie, CNC