• Feature Film
  • Drama

The Witness

In Iran, Tarlan, a retired dance teacher, witnesses a murder committed by a prominent government figure. When the police refuse to investigate, Tarlan must choose between yielding to political pressure or risking her reputation and livelihood to seek justice.

Data

Genre
Drama
Category
Feature Film
Financing
Minority coproduction
Format
Digital, 110 Min
Release
16.05.2025
Distribution
FILMLADEN Filmverleih GmbH
Admissions
2.430
Funding Film Institute
100.000 €
Share of Austrian production costs
65 %
Share of total production costs
13 %
Funding ÖFI+
45.000 €
Share of total production costs
6 %
Television investment
60.000 €
Co-production

Arthood Film (DE, 62%), Sky films

International funding

Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg

Funding program
ÖFI, ÖFI+
Film location
Iran
Shooting time
September - November 2023
Days of shooting
39
Completion
Summer 2024
Funding institutions Austria
Filminstitut, Filmfonds Wien
Credits
Production
Golden Girls Filmproduktion & Filmservices GmbH
Producer
Said Nur Akkus, Silvana Santamaria
Producer Austria
Arash T. Riahi, Sabine Gruber
Director
Nader Saeivar
Script
Jafar Panahi, Nader Saeivar
DOP
Rozbeh Raeigha
Editor
Jafar Panahi
Sound engineer
Abdolreza Heydari, Iman Bazyar
Costume design
Leila Naghdi
Set design
Leila Naghdi
Music
Karwan Marouf
Green Film Consultant
Valentin Renoldner
Cast
Maryam Bobani (Tarlan), Nader Naderpour, Abbas Imani, Ghazal Shojaei
Production manager
Saman Iranzadeh
International distribution
Arthood Entertainment
German Title
The Witness
Television investment
ORF (Film/Fernseh-Abkommen)

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