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Mitra

2021 · 107 min

A quiet, emotionally charged drama that simmers with unresolved grief and suspicion, demanding patience as it slowly reveals the weight of the past.

Directed by
Kaweh Modiri
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jasmin Tabatabai, Mohsen Namjoo, Shabnam Toloui
Overview
“37 years after her daughter Mitra was executed in Iran and she fled her home country, Haleh leads a successful life as a renowned academic in the Netherlands. Her peaceful existence is shaken by the arrival of a woman she believes may be the traitor responsible for Mitra’s death.”

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Directed by
Kaweh Modiri
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jasmin Tabatabai, Mohsen Namjoo, Shabnam Toloui
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • betrayal
  • memory
  • justice
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Kaweh Modiri
Written by
Kaweh Modiri
Starring
Jasmin Tabatabai, Mohsen Namjoo, Shabnam Toloui, Dina Zarif, Avin Manshadi, Sallie Harmsen, Anis de Jong
Cinematography
Daan Nieuwenhuijs
Runtime
107 min
Country
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands
Languages
German, Dutch, Persian

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