Parvaneh (2012)

Directed by

Talkhon Hamzavi

Genre

drama

Country

Switzerland

Runtime

24 min

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 19 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young Afghan woman living in a Swiss transit center for asylum seekers tries to send money to her family. She navigates a small act of help from a stranger in a local shop.

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What happens

Parvaneh is a 2012 Swiss short drama film written and directed by Talkhon Hamzavi. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 87th Academy Awards after winning the Silver Medal in the Foreign Category at the 2013 Student Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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