Moth­er is a Nat­ur­al Sin­ner

Hoda, an Iranian refugee woman, lives in exile in Germany with her boyfriend, Hadi. Due to anunexpected pregnancy, Hoda starts to examine common beliefs regarding gender roles in arelationship and openly challenges the current patriarchal social norms surrounding femininebodies and motherhood.

Credits

Cast:

Hoda Taheri – Hoda

Hadi Khanjanpour – Hadi

Jahandokht Safarian – Jahandokht

Philip von Polheim – Gynäkologe

Script:

Boris Hadzija & Hoda Taheri

Camera:

Selma von Polheim Gravesen

Editing:

Boris Hadžija

Producer:

Maximilian Feldkamp

Film info

Direction:

Boris Hadzija & Hoda Taheri

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2024

Shooting format:

Digital

Screening format:

4:3

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

4:3

Sound format:

5.1 Dolby

Language:

Persian

German

Version:

OmU

Runtime:

15 min