A young girl informs her father she’s been kidnapped and asks him to bring the ransom money. Panicked, her father and brothers go to Tehran to look for her. They are unaware, however, that the girl has in fact eloped with her boyfriend and now spends her time in the company of a band of street musicians. Following the arrest of the band leader and full of the love for her boyfriend, the young girl descends an uncertain path.
| Original Title | Malaria - The Vibes of Tehran | ||||||||
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| German Title | Malaria - The Vibes of Tehran | ||||||||
| French Title | Malaria - The Vibes of Tehran | ||||||||
| Other Titles | Malaria - The Vibes of Tehran | ||||||||
| Directed by | Parviz Shahbazi | ||||||||
| Country | Iran | ||||||||
| Available Formats | Blu-ray, DCP | ||||||||
| Screenplay | Parviz Shahbazi | ||||||||
| Film Editing | Parviz Shahbazi | ||||||||
| Soundtrack | Siavash Asadi, Azarakhsh Farahani | ||||||||
| Cinematography | Hooman Behmanesh | ||||||||
| Sound | Mansour Shahbazi | ||||||||
| Décors | Keyvan Moghaddam | ||||||||
| Costumes | Keyvan Moghaddam | ||||||||
| Production | Masoud Radaei | ||||||||
| Runtime | 90 Min. | ||||||||
| Language | Farsi/d + f + i | ||||||||
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Filmfestival Venedig: Orizzonti
Filmfestival Warschau: Winner Best Film
12th Festival du Film Oriental de Genève: Best Film
20th Shanghai International Film Festival, China
10th Iranian Film Festival - San Francisco: Winner Best Film, Best Director. Best Screenplay
Chicago International Film Festival
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
47th International Film Festival of India, Goa
10th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA), Brisbane, Australia
15th Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF), Bangladesh: Best Director
45th Belgrade International Film Festival
Filmfest Hamburg
«Malaria ist ein lebhaftes Roadmovie, jugendlich, musikalisch und gegenwärtig. Originell ist besonders das Spiel mit der Kamera. Schräg, überraschend und menschlich!» Tobias Sedlmaier, NZZ
«Als Puzzle angelegt, das sich erst zusehends zu einem Bild verichtet, und dem formalen Spiel mit Handyfilmästhetik schafft der Film einen starken Eindruck von Unmittelbarkeit – und von Spannung.» Thierry Frouchaux, PS Zeitung
«Ein energisches und modernes Portrait der Jugend in Teheran.» Télérama
«Genial montiert aus Bildern, die auf einem verlorenen Handy gefunden wurden, malt Shahbazi ein zugleich fröhliches und düsteres Bild vom heutigen Teheran und der iranischen Jugend.» Screen International
«Wir sind durch die Form, die der Film gewählt hat, mittendrin im landesweiten Sog nach Freude, aber auch eingebunden in die Widersprüche, die den iranischen Alltag prägen.» Seniorweb
«Malaria ist das pulsierende Porträt zweier Jugendlicher auf den Strassen von Teheran und fängt den Vibe der iranischen Hauptstadt mit dokumentarischer Unmittelbarkeit ein.» Filmfest Hamburg
«Malaria contourne l'interdiction de filmer, mais donne surtout un rythme fiévreux et vibrant à ce portrait de jeunes tout sauf désabusés.» 20minutes
Parviz Shahbazi
«I believe that Iranian society has never had a greater need of joy. The street concert sequence was shot in the heart of Tehran. Passers-by stood for hours to hear the music, paying no heed to the film crew. When the storyline allowed it, I introduced scenes of popular joy into the film, such as the night when the nuclear agreement between Iran and the 5+1 group was finally signed. I would have liked the main characters of my film to have also been joyous, but the contradictions of a society constantly torn between modernity and tradition renders such a thing difficult.»
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