SYNOPSIS

[EN] Those Who Left, Those Who Stayed is a poetic and intimate documentary that explores the emotional aftermath of migration from Iran, focusing on the fractured ties between those who left and those who remained. Using archived voice messages, newly shot footage, and contrasting imagery from Berlin and Tehran, the film reflects on absence, longing, and the complexity of belonging. The narrative unfolds between two New Year celebrations—one joyful in Berlin, the other defiant in Tehran—setting up a dual perspective that runs throughout the film. The filmmaker appears only in reflections and shadows, echoing the fading presence many immigrants feel in the memories of those they’ve left behind. Without seeking resolution, the film quietly witnesses the layered emotional terrain of displacement, memory, and survival. It is not about return or escape, but about standing in the space between two homes, two identities—and learning to live with the silence in between.

GÉNÉRIQUE

• Réalisation

  Arezu khanicheh

• Production

  Arezu khanicheh

• Référent(e)

  Arezu khanicheh

• Vente

  Arezu khanicheh