Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, Mannheim-Heidelberg 2003

Khamushiye darya

Silence of the Sea
Die Stille des Meeres
Directed by: 
2003

This case study of an Iranian emigrant depicts the trauma of dislodged human experience, searching its identity between old home and new home. The island off the coast of Iran and communication by cell phone are both metaphors for the torn protagonist’s inner conflict.