Short
Czech Republic,
2023, 23 min
Directed by:
Sheida SheikhhaScreenplay:
Sheida SheikhhaCinematography:
Bruno GrandinoCast:
Zar Amir-Ebrahimi, Ivan Georgiev, Kiana Klysch, Valeriu Andriuta, Edon Rizvanolli, Antoanella Ungureanu, Ashot MansuryanPlots(1)
Please Rise is a political drama about a committee that is formed to choose a new national anthem after a fictional Middle-Eastern dictatorship goes through a revolution. Set in a meeting room, the film shows committee members peacefully arriving at a unanimous decision – that is then suspiciously disqualified due to the songwriter’s ties to the previous regime. (FamuFest)
(more)Cast
Zar Amir-Ebrahimi
Iran
Best movies:
Tehran Taboo (2017)
Holy Spider (2022)
Shayda (2023)
Ivan Georgiev
Bulgaria
Best movies:
Vanity (2015)
Those Who Are Fine (2017)
The Girl and the Spider (2021)
Kiana Klysch
Best movies:
One Life (2023)
Valeriu Andriuta
Moldova
Best movies:
Beyond the Hills (2012)
Graduation (2016)
Miracle (2021)
Edon Rizvanolli
Yugoslavia