Celluloid Underground

Synopsis

After the 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran, a boy grew up obsessed with all the movies he couldn't see. He met a mysterious film collector who saved thousands of films from destruction by the new regime. Despite arrest and torture, the collector refused to give up his secret hoard. Together they forged a friendship based on passion for cinema and resistance against tyranny. The boy escaped to exile in London to become a filmmaker, and tells their shared story of obsession and celluloid dreams.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - Documentary Competition - World premiere

Details

Year

2023

Type of film

Features

Running Time

80 min

Director

Ehsan Khoshbakht

Producer

Mary Bell, Adam Dawtrey

Executive Producer

Mark Thomas, Sandra Whipham

Editor

Niyaz Saghari, Abolfazl Talooni

Sound

Rob Szeliga

Music

Ekkehard Woelk

Genre

• Scottish
• Asian
• Documentary

Production status

Complete

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Last updated 26th September 2023