For Neda
The story of Neda Agha Soltan, a young woman who was killed during demonstrations disputing the results of the election held in Iran in 2009. She became a symbol of the protest movements in Iran when a film showing her dying in the street was broadcast worldwide. To get a true picture of Neda, Irani...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
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New York, NY :
Home Box Office,
[2010]
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| Summary: | The story of Neda Agha Soltan, a young woman who was killed during demonstrations disputing the results of the election held in Iran in 2009. She became a symbol of the protest movements in Iran when a film showing her dying in the street was broadcast worldwide. To get a true picture of Neda, Iranian journalist Saeed Kamali Dehghan secretly interviews her family. They tell of her commitment to women's rights, personal freedom and self-expression. Also included is commentary by Iranian exiles, journalists, academics, computer media specialists, one of Neda's university friends, and a doctor who witnessed Neda's death. |
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| Item Description: | This disc has been recorded using DVD-R equipment and may not play in all DVD players or drives. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2010. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (approximately 68 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD-R; 2.0 Dolby digital stereo; widescreen presentation, 1.78:1 aspect ratio. |
| Audience: | Rating: TV-14. |
| Production Credits: | Editor, McDonald Brown ; director of photography, Jonathan Partridge ; music, Sam Watts, Dan Watts. |
| Participant or Performer: | Narration, Shohreh Aghdashloo; with Saeed Kamali Dehghan (undercover reporter/interviewer) and interviews with Hajar Rostami (Neda's mother), Mohammed Agha Soltan (Neda's brother), Hoda Agah Soltan (Neda's sister), Ali Agha Soltan (Neda's father); commentary by Jared Cohen, Azar Nafisi, Rudi Bakhtiar, Roya Boroumand, Ladan Boroumand, Andreas Moser, Arash Hejazi, Ali Ansari, Googoosh, Maziar Bahari, Reza Deghati, Victoria Grand, Austin Heap. |
| Language: | English Persian |
| Language Note: | Chiefly in English with some Farsi dubbed in English. |
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