Refuge

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Short / Drama
Canada, 2013, 23 min

Directed by:

Mohammad Gorjestani

Screenplay:

Mohammad Gorjestani

Cinematography:

Mike Gioulakis

Plots(1)

In 2020, a cyberwar has been raging between Iran and the United States, putting the Iranian Sonja and many of her countrymen at risk of deportation. What is the price Sonja willing to pay for a green card that would save her from being forcefully sent back to Iran? The political science fiction is a remarkably visionary reflection on the current political situation, migration and the power of technology. (iShorts)

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