PRISONERS OF FATE

By Mehdi SAHEBI

SORA FILM - as PROD

Documentary - Completed 2023

Living in exile after having fled their homelands, the protagonists struggle to overcome their traumas. In times of despair they feel like prisoners of fate, but friendship and humour give them hope.

Festivals
& Awards

Locarno Film Festival 2023
Semaine de la critique
    • Year of production
    • 2023
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • SWITZERLAND
    • Languages
    • FARSI, GERMAN, SWISS-GERMAN
    • Duration
    • 100 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Mehdi SAHEBI
    • Writer(s)
    • Mehdi SAHEBI, Aya DOMENIG
    • Producer(s)
    • Aya DOMENIG (Sora Film)
    • Synopsis
    • In PRISONERS OF FATE filmmaker Mehdi Sahebi (TIME OF CLOSURE, MIRR) accompanies several Afghan and Iranian refugees as they struggle to start a new life in Switzerland. The film tells of the protagonists' experiences fleeing their homeland and the significant challenges they face starting afresh in a foreign country. Not only the rigid asylum system, but also their personal traumas are obstacles they need to overcome. In times of despair, they see themselves as prisoners of fate, but friendship and humor help them keep their hopes alive.