ROYA
a film by Mahnaz Mohammadi
World Premiere: Berlinale Panorama 2026
Germany / Luxembourg / Czech Republic / Iran 2026 // color // 93min
Synopsis
Roya, an Iranian teacher imprisoned for her political beliefs, is faced with a choice: make a forced televised confession, or remain confined to her 5-square-metre cell.
| Directed by | Mahnaz Mohammadi |
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| Written by | Mahnaz Mohammadi |
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| With | Melisa Sözen, Maryam Palizban, Hamid Reza Djavdan, Mohammad Ali Hosseinalipour, Bacho Meburishvili |
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| Camera | Ashkan Askani |
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| Editor | Esmaeel Monsef |
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| Editorial Consultant | John Burgan |
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| Set & Costume Design | Alborz Malekpour |
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| Make Up Design | Mahsan Khodakarami |
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| Music | Andrius Arutiunian |
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| Sound Design | Ensieh Leyla Makeki |
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| Sound Mixing | Philipp Kemptner |
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| Sound Recordist | Tirdad Shabankareh |
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| Location Producers | Sophio Bendiashvili, Bacho Meburishvili |
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| Executive Producer | Melisa Sözen |
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| Line Producers | Farshad Hashemi, André Fetzer |
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| Casting | Misha Apkhazava |
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| Head of Project | Alice Royoux |
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| Producers | Farzad Pak, Kaveh Farnam, Bady Minck, Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu |
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| Produced by | PakFilm, MediaNest, AMOUR FOU Luxembourg |
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| Supported by | MOIN Film Fund Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, MediaBoard Berlin-Brandenburg, Film Fund Luxembourg, NDR, SWR, BR and Degeto, Hamburg Foundation for the Advancement of Science and Culture, The State Program “Film in Georgia“ |
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| Production | PakFilm, Media Nest, AMOUR FOU Luxembourg |
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| Worldsales | Totem Films |
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| Distribution Germany | Totem Films |
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| Distribution Luxembourg | AMOUR FOU Luxembourg |
