TRAILER The Green Wave
Check out the trailer below for The Green Wave, which is showing at selected cinemas on 30th September 2011.
Country of Production: Germany.
To illustrate the struggle of the real people behind the revolution, the filmmakers used collage illustrations to animate the dramatic events. In addition, they incorporated the new technologies – text messages, twitter feeds, facebook posts, blogs – the actual information the protestors used to mobilise and coordinate the revolution. These also serve as a reference for the experiences and thoughts of two young students, whose story runs through the film as the main thread
Green is the colour of hope. Green is the colour of Islam. And green was the symbol of recognition among the supporters of presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi, who became the symbolic figure of the Green Revolution. The presidential elections on June 12th, 2009 were supposed to bring about a change, but contrary to all expectations the ultra-conservative populist Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was confirmed in office. As clear as was the result, as loud and justified were the accusations of vote-rigging.
The on-going “Where is my vote?” protest demonstrations were again and again worn down and broken up with brutal attacks by government militia. Images taken from private persons with their cell phones or cameras bear witness to this excessive violence: people were beaten, stabbed, shot dead, arrested, kidnapped, some of them disappearing without trace. What remains is the countless number of dead or injured people and victims of torture, and another deep wound in the hearts of the Iranians.
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