Keys of Heaven (Paratiisin Avaimet)
Bader - ages 18+
Hamy Ramezan / Short Narrative / Finland, Turkey / 2014 / 28 min / Colour / DCP
In Farsi / Arabic, English subtitles
Interests: Drama, War
MENA Premiere
Synopsis
During the Iran-Iraq War, as many as half a million Iranian schoolboys fought in the battlefields. Thirty-six thousand became martyrs to the nationalist cause. But what was it that drove these youngsters to defend their embattled homeland? Homeless and desperately poor, 15-year-old Majid cares for his little brother Adel, and together the boys try to make ends meet. But circumstances eventually box Majid into a situation that has only one way out.
About the Directors
Finnish-Iranian scriptwriter and director Hamy Ramezan was born in 1979. He studied at film school in the UK and graduated in 2007. His filmography includes the award-winning short films ‘Over the Fence’ (2009) and ‘Listen’ (2014), as well as the documentary web series ‘Doxwise Nordic’ (2012).
Credits
- Director
- Hamy Ramezan
- Screenwriter
- Ilmari Aho, Hamy Ramezan
- Producer
- Cilla Werning
- Editor
- Hanna Kuirinlahti
- Music
- Toni Teivaala
- Cinematographer
- Arsen Sarkisiants
- Sales Company
- For Real Productions
- Production Company
- For Real Productions
- Cast
- Salar Saeedi Ashtiyani, Yazdan Akhoondi, Shaghayeh Djodat, Muhammed Cangören