Sony Pictures Classics Picks Up Cannes Iran Documentary ‘Rehearsals For A Revolution’
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired the documentary 'Rehearsals for a Revolution' directed by Pegah Ahangarani after it won the top documentary prize at Cannes. The film explores decades of political repression in Iran through personal stories and archival footage. It is Ahangarani's debut feature and was co-written by several collaborators.
- ▪The documentary won the L’Oeil d’or Prize at Cannes, the festival's top award for documentaries.
- ▪It provides a personal perspective on over 40 years of Iranian history, from 1979 to 2026.
- ▪The film was produced in association with Media Nest from the Czech Republic and Fasten Films from Spain.
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Sony Pictures Classics In the wake of winning the top documentary prize at Cannes, director Pegah Ahangarani‘s Rehearsals for a Revolution has been scooped up by Sony Pictures Classics. SPC took rights in North America, Latin America, Asia (sans Japan), New Zealand, Turkey Portugal, and global airlines. The pic about decades of political repression in Iran won the L’Oeil d’or Prize today, which is the fest’s top award for docs. The pic premiered in the Special Screenings section, and is a deeply personal debut feature from Ahangarani. Through five portraits of relatives and mentors, five expressions of resistance, the filmmaker sketches her life story.
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