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Rehearsals for a Revolution

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Through five portraits of relatives and mentors, five expressions of resistance, Pegah Ahangarani sketches her life story. Drawing from personal archives, home videos, street protests footage, newspapers, and recorded voices, she retraces more than 40 years of Iran's history. From the early days of 1979, until the war that began in 2026, she pieces together intimate and collective memories, forming the portrait of a country shaped by political repression and in constant hope for a revolution.

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Kong Rithdee Bangkok Post 2d
The autobiographical structure of Rehearsals For A Revolution is not a limitation but rather a strategy that contributes to an understanding of the complex social and ideological makeup of Iran over the past four decades. Go to Full Review Diego Batlle Otroscines.com 3d
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Rehearsals for a Revolution is a powerful, heartbreaking and lyrical film...[Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Pegah Ahangarani

Director

Pegah Ahangarani

Screenwriter

Ehsan Abdipur

Screenwriter

Amir Ahmadi Arian

Screenwriter

Arash Ashtiani

Screenwriter

Majed Neisi

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Synopsis Through five portraits of relatives and mentors, five expressions of resistance, Pegah Ahangarani sketches her life story. Drawing from personal archives, home videos, street protests footage, newspapers, and recorded voices, she retraces more than 40 years of Iran's history. From the early days of 1979, until the war that began in 2026, she pieces together intimate and collective memories, forming the portrait of a country shaped by political repression and in constant hope for a revolution.
Director
Pegah Ahangarani
Producer
Kaveh Farnam, Adria Mones
Screenwriter
Pegah Ahangarani, Ehsan Abdipur, Amir Ahmadi Arian, Arash Ashtiani, Majed Neisi
Production Co
Media Nest, Fasten Films
Genre
Documentary, History
Original Language
Persian
Runtime
1h 35m