By focusing on the life of Forough Farrokhzad, film-maker and pioneer of modern Persian poetry, the film portrays one woman’s growing self-awareness and personal courage in confronting traditional values.
Forough Farrokhzad, one of Iran’s greatest modern poets, provoked uproar by daring to write of female sensuality in the face of society’s traditional values.
Her awakening found expression in poetry, theatre and cinema, enabling art, as she saw it, to be a ‘window through which we see ourselves sing, shout and cry’.
The poet and filmmaker Forough Farrokhzad is an icon of the Iranian cultural scene. Few know that she lived in Munich for a few months. The feature film tells her life story and reflects the current situation in Iran.
The role of Forough is played by well-known actress Baran Kosari. She is the daughter of director Rakhshan Bani'Etemad and film producer and now director Jahangir Kosari. I AM FOROUGH is his first directorial debut. The wellknown DoP Mahmoud Kalari is responsible for the suggestive imagery. --muenchner-stadtbibliothek.de
About this movie
Title: I Am Forough (2022)
Directed by: Jahangir Kosari
Date of birth: 1950, Tehran, Iran
Writing credits: Jahangir Kosari
Music: Martin Czerly
Year: 2022
Country: Iran
Language: Farsi
Color: Black & White
Runtime: 80 min.