Name: — Sepideh Farsi
Start: 2026-05-02T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Festival

Sepideh Farsi

festival

Fri 24 Apr 26 - Sat 2 May 26

documentary

24 Apr

20:00

Brugge

Cinema Lumière

Tickets
25 Apr

13:45

Turnhout

UGC

Tickets
26 Apr

19:15

Brugge

Cinema Lumière

Tickets
30 Apr

20:00

Lier

CC Vredeberg

tickets
1 May

17:00

Turnhout

UGC

Tickets
1 May

21:00

Kortrijk

Het Textielhuis

tickets
2 May

19:00

Festival

The Roxy Theatre

tickets

A both heart-warming and heartbreaking documentary about life in Gaza. Fatma’s love for her home country and her sparkling optimism are contagious, meanwhile, on the other side of the border the powerlessness is just as tangible…

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When in 2024 the Iranian film director Sepideh Farsi wants to go to Gaza in order to capture what life is like in the Gaza strip, she is not allowed to cross the border. Fortunately, she comes into contact with Fatma Hassona, a young, talented photojournalist from Gaza City. For more than two hundred days they stay in touch through videocalls, and Fatma offers a rare human perspective on a miserable existence.

A compelling insight which provides an impressive testimony of the genocide in Gaza. The impotency that you experience as a viewer through the eyes of Sepideh Farsi, while at the same time embracing Fatma Hassona’s optimism and joie de vivre, make for an intense viewing experience. The intermezzos, incorporating Fatma’s music, poetry and imagery, are both heart-warming and heartbreaking at the same time.

direction: Sepideh Farsi
cast: Sepideh Farsi, Fatma Hassona
duration: 110 min
year: 2025
country: Palestine, State of, Iran, France
language: English, Arabic
Subtitles: Nederlands, Frans

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Sepideh Farsi

director

"In al zijn eenvoud is 'Put your soul on your hand and walk' een film die door zijn intimiteit en de ontwapening van Hassona’s getuigenis diep raakt." - De Standaard