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Finding Farideh (2018)

Finding Farideh poster
Original title
در جستجوی فریده
Directed by
Kourosh Ataee
Genre
documentary film
Country
Iran
Runtime
1h 26m
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A 40-year-old woman who was adopted by a Dutch family sets out to find her birth parents in Iran. The film follows her journey as she travels and tries to connect with her biological roots.

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What happens

Finding Farideh is a 2018 Iranian documentary film directed by Kourosh Ataee and Azadeh Moussavi. The film is about a 40-year-old woman who was adopted and raised by a Dutch family. She now wants to travel to Iran in search of her biological parents. The documentary was selected as the Iranian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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