Saudi Runaway
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Saudi Runaway by Susanne Regina Meures
CHE 2020, Panorama
© Christian Frei Filmproductions
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Saudi Runaway by Susanne Regina Meures
CHE 2020, Panorama
Moments of pure joie de vivre – such as Muna’s unbounded excitement at the spectacle of a rare cloudburst – are in stark contrast to her oppressive situation. Disregarding the risks involved, she secretly records the ups and downs of her everyday life: the murky view of the world she sees through her veil; the uninhibitedness of women among themselves; the creeping dread of the inexorably approaching forced wedding; as well as moments of communality during Muslim holidays.
Susanne Regina Meures’ second feature-length film relies exclusively on the images captured by her protagonist. By means of attentive editing and a few text inserts, this documentary tells a personal story that reveals the asymmetrical power relationship between the genders and how this state systematically upholds the mechanisms of patriarchal oppression.
Crew
Written and Directed by | Susanne Regina Meures |
Cinematography | Muna |
Editing | Christian Frei |
Music | Karim Sebastian Elias |
Sound | Jacques Kieffer |
Producer | Christian Frei |
Executive Producers | Matthias Erny, Philip Delaquis |
Co-Producers | Susanne Regina Meures, Urs Augstburger |
Co-Production |
Kiosk International Zürich Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen SRF Basel |
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Produced by
Christian Frei Filmproductions GmbH
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Susanne Regina Meures
The director with her protagonist.
Saudi Runaway · Panorama · Feb 25, 2020
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Susanne Regina Meures
The director.
Saudi Runaway · Panorama · Feb 25, 2020
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Susanne Regina Meures
The film's director received a Special Mention by the Ecumenical Jury.
Saudi Runaway · Panorama · Prizes of the Independent Juries · Feb 29, 2020
Susanne Regina Meures
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Born in 1977 in Mönchengladbach, Germany, she studied photography and art history in London and film at Zurich University of the Arts. Her first feature-length documentary, Raving Iran, screened in the 2017 Perspektive Deutsches Kino as well as at 130 other international festivals; the film won a number of awards and had a successful cinema release.
Filmography
2013 Julie will mehr (Julie Wants More); short documentary 2016 Raving Iran; documentary · Raving Iran; documentary, Perspektive Deutsches Kino 2020 Saudi Runaway; documentary, Panorama
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2020