Radiograph of a Family

Autiobiographical documentary from director Firouzeh Khosrovani telling the story of her parents - one religious, one secular - and their lives together in 70s Revolution-era Iran.

'My mother married my father 's photograph in Tehran. He was studying radiology in Switzerland, and for mother to come and live with him, marriage was obligatory. For my mother, with her religious background, living in Europe was a challenge. Sin was everywhere. My father came from a liberal and secular family. He was a lover of culture, fine arts, classical music. My mother never understood how he for example could treasure a painting depicting nude bodies.

After I was born, we moved from Switzerland back to Tehran. Shortly after, the Revolution happened and changed everything upside down. My mother found new reason and new identity, an important space for herself: She became a religious activist, school principal and did military training. My father sat quietly in his favorite chair at home and listened to Bach...' (Firouzeh Khosrovani)

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