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Rehearsals for a Revolution

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Rehearsals for a Revolution

Rehearsals for a Revolution

direction Pegah Ahangarani

Czech Republic, Spain 2026 Documentary Cor 95 min.

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Through five portraits of relatives and mentors, five expressions of resistance, director Pegah Ahangarani sketches her life story. Drawing from personal archives, home videos, street protests footage, newspapers, and recorded voices, she retraces more than 40 years of Iran’s history. From the early days of 1979, until the war that began in 2026, she pieces together intimate and collective memories, forming the portrait of a country shaped by political repression and in constant hope for a revolution. Winner of the best documentary award at the Cannes Film Festival.

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direction

Pegah Ahangarani

screenplay

Pegah Ahangarani

editing

Arash Ashtiani

sound design

Neda Mohseni

music

Anna Andreu

production

Kaveh Farnam, Adrià Monés

co-production

Parnian Farnam, Pegah Ahangarani, Arash Ashtiani

produced by

Media Nest, Fasten Films

distribution

Sony Pictures

world sales

The Party Film Sales

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