In the organizer's words:
NILA'S DREAM IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN
Special performance on Wednesday, 02.04., 20:15, Gloria
in cooperation with Amnesty International University Group Heidelberg, Woman Life Freedom Rhein-Neckar and Literaturherbst Heidelberg
Film talk with director Niloufar Taghizadeh and Britta Schlichting (WLF)
D 2023 | Director: Niloufar Taghizadeh | 98 min. | FSK 12
Documentary film
Leyla and her six-year-old daughter Nila live in the holy city of Mashhad in Iran. Nila is the result of a temporary marriage, which allows a man to marry a woman even if he is already married. Children born from such a relationship are legally non-existent. As long as the father does not recognize the child, no birth certificate can be issued and Nila cannot attend school. The documentary depicts Leyla's tireless efforts to clarify Nila's legal status in order to offer her a perspective for her future. In a never-ending bureaucratic battle, Leyla fights not only against the legal system, but also against a judgmental society.
Director Niloufar Taghizadeh shot this film over three years, partly undercover, to tell the story of Nila and the countless undocumented children in Iran whose existence is denied.
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