Prison Sisters

In No Burqas Behind Bars (15th TDF), we experienced one of the world’s most restricted environments: a women’s prison in post-Taliban Afghanistan. Prison Sisters takes us on the journey of Sara and Najibeh, who have been released from this prison. Sara’s uncle plans to kill her to save his honor. She escapes to Sweden, but Najibeh stays behind. While Sara struggles with her newfound freedom, Najibeh disappears and soon Sara hears that she was stoned to death. Sara and the filmmaker decide to find out the truth, only to encounter a maze of half-truths on the streets of Afghanistan.
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Script: Nima Sarvestani
Cinematography: Vahid Zarezadeh
Editing: Jesper Osmund, Phil Jandaly
Sound: Mehdi Memarpouri
Music: Stefan Levin
Production: Nima Film Sweden
Producers: Maryam Ebrahimi
Narration: Nima Sarvestani
Format: Color
Production Country: Sweden
Production Year: 2016
Duration: 94
Contact: Deckert Distribution GmbH info@deckert-distribution.com
Awards 
Marek Nowicki Prize – Watch Docs 2016, Poland
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Nima Sarvestani

Filmography

(selected)
2006 Iranian Kidney Bargain Sale (TV)
2008 On the Border of Desperation
2010 Jag var vard 50 lamm | Was Worth 50 Sheep
2012 Kvinnofangelset | No Burqas Behind Bars
2014 Those Who Said No
2016 Prison Sisters
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