City of Poets

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Short
Netherlands, 2024, 21 min

Directed by:

Sara Rajaei

Screenplay:

Sara Rajaei

Cast:

Sara Rajaei (narrator)
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Plots(1)

Photos from a family album reveal a city that perhaps used to exist. It was built for refinery workers and university employees; its streets were named after poets. When war broke out, new neighbourhoods emerged to accommodate refugees. The streets were renamed and now bear the names of fallen soldiers. The mother’s house was on one of these streets. She was the one who planted the mulberry tree in the garden. (Berlinale)

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