festivals & awards
Limelight, International Film Festival Rotterdam 2021
synopsis
37 years after her daughter Mitra was killed, Haleh leads a successful life as a renowned academic in the Netherlands. Her peaceful existence is shaken by the arrival of a woman she believes may be the traitor responsible for Mitra's death. But the woman, herself now a loving mother newly arrived in the Netherlands, does not seem to recognize Haleh and takes comfort in her company. As Haleh finds herself growing closer to the woman and her daughter, she is torn between her feelings of grief and vengeance.
info
original title
Mitra
genre
Drama
country
Netherlands, Germany, Denmark
running time
107’
produced by
BALDR Film – Netherlands
in co-production with
In Good Company – Germany
Snowglobe – Denmark
directed by
Kaweh Modiri
sales
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