Bassidji
Director Mehran Tamadon
Countries
Duration 114 min
Synopsis
For almost three years, I've decided to immerse myself in the very heart of the most extremist supporters of the Islamic republic of Iran (the bassidjis), to understand their paradigms. We are from the same country, however everything divides us. I can only hurt their convictions being an atheist Iranian, living in France, and son of communist activists under the Shah's regime. Nevertheless, we engage in a dialog. But, between seduction and rhetoric games, moments of truth and the reality of the political and religious system they support, how far are we ready to give up some of our respective convictions to perceive and understand one another ?
For almost three years, I've decided to immerse myself in the very heart of the most extremist supporters of the Islamic republic of Iran (the bassidjis), to understand their paradigms. We are from the same country, however everything divides us. I can only hurt their convictions being an atheist Iranian, living in France, and son of communist activists under the Shah's regime. Nevertheless, we engage in a dialog. But, between seduction and rhetoric games, moments of truth and the reality of the political and religious system they support, how far are we ready to give up some of our respective convictions to perceive and understand one another ?