SHAHID
Between drama and comedy, between fiction and documentary // Narges Kalhor // Germany 2024 // 86 minutes
From the Forum 2024 Section
In this autofictional film, the boundaries between reality and fiction, bureaucracy and fantasy are blurred. The director fights to drop the martyr title “Shahid” from her name. Still, her great-grandfather, who was once pronounced a martyr, stands in her way. In an absurd mix of humor, music, and theatrics, Narges Kalhor sets out on a journey to examine her Iranian roots.
The screening will be followed by a discussion in English with Cypriot filmmaker Keti Papadima.
Fri. 6 February 2026, 8 p.m., Pantheon Theatre
29 Diagoras Str., 1097 Nicosia
In German and English with English subtitles.
Free Admission
www.goethe.de/cyprus/berlinaleselection
Supported by the Friends of Cinema Society
