Rent Sonita (2015)

Synopsis:

Winner of a raft of international film festival prizes, "Sonita" charts the life of Sonita Alizadeh - a teenager, a talented rapper and an indomitable force, despite all the obstacles she confronts in Iran and from her family. She's an undocumented Afghan refugee in Tehran, and her conservative family has other plans for her. In this gripping documentary, her dream of living abroad is about to come true just as her family plan on sending her back to Afghanistan to get married to a much older man in exchange for money. While Sonita must now attempt to overcome many personal and bureaucratic hurdles to avoid what seems inevitable, the film's director, Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami is also confronted with a dilemma: should she interfere to help her or let things unfold for the worse in front of her eyes and of the camera?

Actors:

Sonita Alizadeh, Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami, Latifah Alizadeh, Fadia Alizadeh, Ahmad Ahmadi, Farzaneh Davoodi, Cori Shepherd Stern, Arefe

Directors:

Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami

Producers:

Gerd Haag

Year:

2015

Studio:

New Wave Films

Genres:

Rap & Hip-Hop, World Music , Biographical Documentaries, Music

Countries:

International

Awards:

2016 Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Jury Prize Documentary

2016 Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Audience Award Documentary

DVD details

BBFC:

Videos exempt from classification by the British Board of Film Classification

Release Date:

23/01/2017

Run Time:

91 minutes

Format:

Pal

Colour:

Colour

Languages:

Dari, English, Farsi

Subtitles:

English