MOTHER PRAYS ALL DAY LONG

Confused between German bureaucracy and questions about sexuality, Hoda, an Iranian asylum seeker in Berlin finds herself emotionally and sexually hooked on Magdalena, who promised to grant her stay permission by marrying her. Due to changes in Magdalena’s private life, the decision of marrying Hoda becomes more complex for her.

photos © AVA Film
  • Genre
    Experimental, Fiction, LGBTQ+
  • CATEGORY
    Short
  • YEAR OF PRODUCTION
    2022
  • DIRECTOR
    Hoda Taheri
  • SCREENPLAY
    Hoda Taheri, Magdalena Jacob
  • CINEMATOGRAPHY
    Jonathan Steil
  • ANIMATION
    Juan Rmzv
  • CAST
    Hoda Taheri, Magdalena Jacob, Jahandokht Safarian, Gabriele Barth
  • PRODUCER
    Boris Hadžija
  • PRODUCTION COMPANY
    AVA Film
  • RUNTIME
    24 min
  • LANGUAGE
    English, Farsi, German
  • FESTIVALS
    Locarno 2022
  • AWARDS
    Locarno 2022: Special Mention
  • SALES
    AVA Film, Boris Hadžija
    boris.hadzija@gmail.com
  • Press kit (Download PDF)