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Between Revolutions (Între Revoluții)

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Vlad Petri 2023

In 1970s Bucharest, Zahra and Maria form a deep friendship while studying at university. As political turmoil brews in Iran, Zahra is forced to return home, leaving Maria behind. Over the next decade, they maintain their connection through a series of letters, chronicling their struggles as women fighting for a voice and their respective countries moving in divergent directions. Despite the distance and obstacles, their longing for each other remains strong.


Press

  • Screen Daily
    The deep bond between two women is used to explore the empty promise of revolution in Vlad Petri’s imaginative, highly effective doc-hybrid Between Revolutions. The film covers a lot in its modest running-time, and once again confirms Petri’s ability to bring history alive and question what it means to those individuals who live through it.
    Allan Hunter
  • Cineuropa
    Without directly commenting on the images we see on screen, these letters bring some extraordinary emotion, talking about hopes and despair, about the women’s efforts to move on and their resignation, transporting the film’s audience into a long-gone era and giving a voice to the women of that time.
    The result is more than compelling; it is haunting.
    Ștefan Dobroiu
  • Variety
    The arresting footage from that era gives “Between Revolutions” a specific texture, making it an indelible snapshot of a certain time and place. In the wake of the Islamic Revolution, Iran was soon on its way to becoming a conservative, closed-off society, while Romania began opening up to the unfettered, cowboy capitalism of the post-communist era after the fall of Ceaușescu.”
    Christopher Vourlias

Festival Participation

  • Berlin International Film Festival - 2023
    Winner FIPRESCI Prize, Nominee Teddy Best Feature Film
  • Trieste Film Festival - 2024
    Winner Best Documentary
  • Valladolid International Film Festival - 2023
    Winner Best Documentary
  • Transilvania International Film Festival - 2023
    Winner Best Romanian Film
  • Gopo Awards, Romania - 2024
    Winner Gopo Award Best Documentary Film
  • MiradasDoc International Documentary Film Festival - 2024
    Winner Festival Award Best Documentary
  • Duhok International Film Festival - 2023
    Winner The Yilmay Guney Award Best Film
  • ZagrebDox - 2023
    Winner Special Mention Regional Competition
  • MakeDox Creative Documentary Film Festival - 2023
    Winner Best Film
  • Mediteran Film Festival - 2023
    Winner Best Film Grand Prix
  • Rasnov Film Festival and Histories - 2023
    Winner Jury Prize Best documentary

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