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Rehearsals for a Revolution

Rehearsals for a Revolution

تمرین‌هایی برای یک انقلاب Director Pegah Ahangarani

1 hr. 35 min. · Spain, 2026 · Documentary · Persian, English · Subtitles: Lithuanian, English · Pegi 13

About the film

In Rehearsals for a Revolution, acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Pegah Ahangarani turns to her country’s past in search of an explanation for its present. Weaving home movies, archival footage and news reports into a visual essay, she traces decades of conflict and resistance, from the 1979 Islamic Revolution, through the Woman, Life, Freedom movement, to the mass killing of protesters in 2026 and the war with Israel and the United States. Each of the film’s five chapters is dedicated to friends and relatives she has lost over the years, reminding us that the consequences of sweeping political upheaval are always borne by individuals. Ahangarani cites Jonas Mekas’s poetry and his free-form approach to reconstructing memory as key influences on the film’s structure. Rehearsals for a Revolution won L’Œil d’or for Best Documentary at Cannes.
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Details

Running time
1 hr. 35 min.
Country, year
Spain, 2026
Genre
Documentary
Language
Persian, English
Subtitles
Lithuanian, English
Age rating
Pegi 13

Credits

Director
Pegah Ahangarani
Screenplay
Ehsan Abdipur, Pegah Ahangarani, Amir Ahmadi Arian
Producers
Kaveh Farnam, Adrià Monés
Music
Anna Andreu
More information
www.imdb.com

Festivals and awards

  • Cannes L’Œil d’or for Best Documentary
Pegah Ahangarani

Director

Pegah Ahangarani

An acclaimed Iranian artist and actor, Pegah Ahangarani later turned to filmmaking. She has directed nine documentaries and appeared in more than forty feature films, which have screened at major festivals around the world. Her many accolades include the Best Actress award at the Cairo International Film Festival. Her documentary I Am Trying to Remember was selected for leading festivals including IDFA and Hot Docs and went on to win several awards.

Screenings

3 screenings in 2 cities.

  1. Friday, November 6 21:00 Forum Cinemas Vingis · Hall 10 Tickets
  2. Thursday, November 12 16:30 Forum Cinemas Vingis · Hall 11 Tickets