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MARZIA, MY FRIEND

MARZIA, YSTÄVÄNI

By Kirsi MATTILA

CITIZEN JANE - as PROD

Documentary - Completed 2015

“A dream of love, freedom and peace in Afghanistan”

Galway Film Fleadh 2015

Human Rights Feature in Association with Amnesty International –prize

Festival Norpas 2015

Blue Sea Film Festival 2015

Montreal World Film Festival 2015

Public Award for the Best Documentary -prize

Helsinki International Film Festival, Love and Anarchy 2015

Valladolid International Film Festival SEMINCI 2015

Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival 2015

Vienna Refugee Film Week 2015

Opening Film

- Year of production
- 2015
- Genres
- Documentary
- Countries
- FINLAND
- Languages
- FINNISH, ENGLISH
- Duration
- 80 mn
- Director(s)
- Kirsi MATTILA
- Writer(s)
- Kirsi MATTILA
- Producer(s)
- Elina POHJOLA (POHJOLA-FILMI), Piia NOKELAINEN (POHJOLA-FILMI)
- Synopsis
- Marzia, My Friend is the story of an Afghan woman in her twenties, who like all young people dreams of love, freedom and an interesting job. She dreams of peace and independence, but because she lives in Afghanistan, her dreams are revolutionary. Ultimately Marzia’s story becomes a symbol of the wider struggle of Afghan women: it is about the right to make decisions about your own life. The film follows Marzia’s life from spring 2011 to the end of 2014, when international troops were due to leave Afghanistan.