Paradise handbook2018
handbook on subversive strategies of a film made in Iran = Handbuch subversiver Strategien eines Films aus dem Iran = Mā, dar bihisht : daftarchah-i rāhnamā
by Andreas Baur
Paradise handbook reveals a concise insight into the genesis of the film Paradise, which director Sina Ataeian Dena managed to realize in Iran over a period of many years without filming permission and on a very small budget. The resulting footage was eventually brought out of the country and processed and finished in Berlin-Babelsberg. Paradise celebrated its premiere in 2015 in competition at the Locarno Film Festival and was subsequently awarded various prizes. The book reveals a fascinating view of how the film crew dealt creatively with the massive restrictions on filming in Iran. It breaks down, like a manual, the logistical, strategic, and technical efforts underlying the images and scenes that the team applied to circumvent the plethora of restrictions.