Sonita
2015 · 90 min · Iran / Germany / Switzerland · Feature
Sonita is an 18-year-old undocumented Afghan immigrant living in the poor suburbs of Tehran. She dreams of becoming a rapper, while her family plans to sell her as a bride for around US$9,000.
Awards & festivals
- Grand Jury Prize, World Cinema Documentary — Sundance Film Festival 2016
- Audience Award, World Cinema Documentary — Sundance Film Festival 2016
- Audience Award — IDFA 2015
- Selected at Full Frame, Sheffield Doc/Fest, Munich DOK.fest, True/False, DocsBarcelona, Documenta Madrid, Mammoth Lakes and Moscow (NETPAC)
Press
Reviewed in Cineuropa and The Guardian.