Seven Winters in Tehran

Eine iranische Frau / Une femme iranienne (Working title)

Documentary Feature | 2020-2023 | Legal/Courtroom, Politics, Relationship, Society, Women | France, Germany

Main data

Director	Steffi Niederzoll
Written by	Steffi Niederzoll
Production	Made in Germany Filmproduktion, Gloria Films Production [fr], TS Productions
Distributor	Nour Films [fr], Cercamon [ae], Little Dream Pictures GmbH

Project data

Film financing	BKM [de] - production funding: 167.000 EUR (12/2019) Film- und Medienstiftung NRW [de] - project development funding: 25.000 EUR (07/2017) Film- und Medienstiftung NRW [de] - distribution funding (theatrical): 16.000 EUR (06/2023) Film- und Medienstiftung NRW [de] - production funding: 150.000 EUR (02/2020) German-French coproduction (Mini-traité) [de/fr] - project film funding: 155.437 EUR (12/2019) Film Paris Region [fr] - production funding: 68 000 EUR (04/2021)
Length of movie	1h 37min
Aspect ratio	Widescreen USA (1 : 1,85)
Sound format	Dolby SRD / Dolby digital (5.1, 6 channels)

Trailers/Videos

Vimeo (French)
Trailer (original, German subtitles)

Stills

Posters

Brief synopsis

Iran, 2007: Reyhaneh Jabbari, 19, is convicted of murdering the man who tried to rape her. Her subsequent protest makes her a symbol of resistance and women's rights even beyond the borders of Iran.

Crew

Activity	Name	Comment
Colorist	Jérôme Brechet
Director of photography	Julia Daschner BERLINALE 2023 (Opening Film Perspektive Deutsches Kino)	BERLINALE 2023 (Opening Film Perspektive Deutsches Kino)
2nd unit dop	Simon Rittmeier
1st assistant camera	Katja Rivas Pinzon
1st assistant camera	Cornelius Diemer
Director	Steffi Niederzoll
1st AD (local system)	Stefan Kriekhaus
Editor	Nicole Kortlüke
Assistant editor	Sylvie Zoller
VFX editor	Grégoire Pierre
Composer	Flemming Nordkrog
Producer	Melanie Andernach
Producer	Knut Losen
Associate producer	Céline Loiseau
Associate producer	Eva Laass
Associate producer	Sina Ataeian Dena
Co-producer	Miléna Poylo
Co-producer	Laurent Lavolé
Co-producer	Gilles Sacuto
Production designer	Miren Oller
Assistant production designer	Katharina Soltkahn
Assistant production designer	Paulina Radic López
Location scout	Sebastian Fessel
Production manager	Svenja Heinrichs
Assistant production manager	Alice Perrault
Assistant production manager	Julian Schön
Assistant production manager	Karlotta Krüger
Assistant production manager	Clément Reffo
Assistant production manager	Jan Schröder [3]
Assistant production manager	Kirsten Wehr
Unit manager	Svenja Heinrichs
Screenwriter	Steffi Niederzoll
Script consultant	Sina Ataeian Dena
Archive producer	Michael H. Gerloff (teilweise)	(teilweise)
Production sound mixer	César Fernández Borrás BERLINALE 2023 (Eröffnungsfilm Perspektive Deutsches Kino) Kompass-Perspektive - Preis gewonnen - Friedenspreis der Heinrich-Böll - Preis Stiftung gewonnen	BERLINALE 2023 (Eröffnungsfilm Perspektive Deutsches Kino) Kompass-Perspektive - Preis gewonnen - Friedenspreis der Heinrich-Böll - Preis Stiftung gewonnen
Sound re-recording mixer	Jocelyn Robert
Supervising sound editor	Andreas Hildebrandt
Dialogue editor	Robert Keilbar
Music recording mixer	Anton Örarbräck
Music recording mixer	Guillaume Valeix
Miniature supervisor	Gali Blay
Model maker	Gali Blay

Production companies

Company	Comment
Made in Germany Filmproduktion
Gloria Films Production [fr] coproduction	coproduction
TS Productions coproduction	coproduction

Distribution / Sales companies

Company	Comment
Nour Films [fr] France (theatrical)	France (theatrical)
Cercamon [ae] World Sales	World Sales
Little Dream Pictures GmbH Germany (theatrical)	Germany (theatrical)

Awards

Award winner	Year	Award	Category
Knut Losen	2024	German Film Award (Lola) [de] Best Documentary	Best Documentary	Nominated
Nicole Kortlüke	2024	German Film Award (Lola) [de] Best Editing	Best Editing	Nominated
Steffi Niederzoll	2024	Bayerischer Filmpreis [de] Best Documentary	Best Documentary	Winner
Steffi Niederzoll	2024	German Film Award (Lola) [de] Best Documentary	Best Documentary	Nominated
Steffi Niederzoll	2024	Civis Media Prize [de] Civis Video Award	Civis Video Award	Nominated
Melanie Andernach	2024	German Film Award (Lola) [de] Best Documentary	Best Documentary	Nominated
Julia Daschner	2023	Achtung Berlin Film Festival [de] Best Cinematography	Best Cinematography	Nominated
Steffi Niederzoll	2023	Achtung Berlin Film Festival [de] Best Documentary	Best Documentary	Nominated
Steffi Niederzoll	2023	Five Lakes Film Festival [de] Horizonte Filmpreis	Horizonte Filmpreis	Nominated
Steffi Niederzoll	2023	CPH:Dox [dk] Fact Award	Fact Award	Winner
Steffi Niederzoll	2023	Berlin Int. Film Festival (Berlinale) [de] Heiner-Carow-Prize	Heiner-Carow-Prize	Nominated
Steffi Niederzoll	2023	Berlin Int. Film Festival (Berlinale) [de] Compass-Perspektive-Award	Compass-Perspektive-Award	Winner
Steffi Niederzoll	2023	Int. Frauen Filmfest Dortmund+Köln [de] Audience Award	Audience Award	Nominated
Steffi Niederzoll	2023	Docs Against Gravity [pl] Amnesty International Poland Award	Amnesty International Poland Award	Winner
Steffi Niederzoll	2023	Berlin Int. Film Festival (Berlinale) [de] Peace Award of the Heinrich Böll Foundation	Peace Award of the Heinrich Böll Foundation	Winner
Steffi Niederzoll	2023	Berlin Int. Film Festival (Berlinale) [de] Documentary Film Award	Documentary Film Award	Nominated
Steffi Niederzoll	2023	Berlin Int. Film Festival (Berlinale) [de] Amnesty Filmprize	Amnesty Filmprize	Nominated

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Festivals

Year	Country	Festival	Comment
2023	Germany	Achtung Berlin Film Festival
2023	Germany	Berlin Int. Film Festival (Berlinale) Opening Film Perspektive Deutsches Kino	Opening Film Perspektive Deutsches Kino
2023	Germany	DOK.fest München
2023	Germany	Five Lakes Film Festival
2023	Germany	Lichter Filmfest Frankfurt Filmreihe Zukunft Deutscher Film	Filmreihe Zukunft Deutscher Film
2023	Poland	Docs Against Gravity
2023	Germany	Filmz - Festival des deutschen Kinos
2023	Denmark	CPH:Dox
2023	Germany	Int. Frauen Festival Dortmund+Köln Panorama	Panorama

TV-broadcast

Type	Country	Station	Date / Time	Comment
First showing	Belgium	Be TV [be]	Tuesday, 10/10/2023, 8.30 PM	Be 1

Cinema releases and premieres

Type	Country	Date	Comment
Theatre release	Germany	Thursday, 14/09/2023
Theatre release	France	Wednesday, 29/03/2023
Premiere		Friday, 17/02/2023	Opening Film Perspektive (Berlinale) [de]

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