Grand me

Original Title: Grand me

Documentary | 78' | 2024 (Completed)

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Director:	Bram Crols, Atiye Zare Arandi
Producer:	Nina Payrhuber, Mark Daems, Bram Crols
Writer:	Bram Crols, Atiye Zare Arandi

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Melina, a nine-year-old Iranian girl, plans to sue her parents after their bitter divorce in a lively and bittersweet film directed by her aunt.

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synopsis

Melina lives with her loving grandparents in the Iranian city of Isfahan. Her parents are divorced and neither her mum, nor her dad are able to take care of their daughter. Melina wants to live with her mum in Tehran, but both her unpredictable father and her new stepfather won’t allow it. When the strong-willed Melina turns nine, she has an idea: she wants to start a custody battle. But her plans are challenged by the complicated realities of adult life.
De jonge Melina woont in Iran bij haar grootouders. Haar ouders zijn gescheiden en geen van beiden is bereid om haar in huis te nemen. Melina zou graag bij haar moeder wonen, maar haar vader en stiefvader protesteren. Melina’s moeder zit in een voortdurende tweestrijd tussen het herstellen van een moeder-dochterband en het behouden van haar nieuwe relatie. Melina wordt negen en is daarmee in Iran oud genoeg om een voogdijproces te starten bij de rechtbank. Ze hoopt daarmee zelf te kunnen kiezen bij wie ze wilt wonen. Helaas wordt Melina al veel te snel geconfronteerd met de complexiteit van de volwassenwereld...

Credits

Director
Bram Crols, Atiye Zare Arandi
Producer
Nina Payrhuber, Mark Daems, Bram Crols
Writer
Bram Crols, Atiye Zare Arandi
Editing
Katarina Turler
Sound
Raf Enckels
Music
Naima Joris

Format

Creation details

Type
Film
Category
Doc
Production share
Majority Flemish Production
Belgium
Genre
Documentary
Year of production

2024
Production status
Completed
Original title
Grand me
Original language
Farsi

Technical specs

Running time
78'
Aspect ratio
1.85:1
Sound format
5.1 (+sub)
Colour
Colour

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Festivals & awards

Festivals

2024: World premiere - CPH:DOX (DK); Alternativa Film Awards (Indonesia); Int. FF d'education (FR); Olympia FF Int. Kids & Docs jury (GR); Visioni dal mondo (IT); Movies That Matter (NL); DMZ Docs (Korea); Inconvenient Films Documentary Festival (LT); Film Festival Diritti Umani Lugano (CH); International Female + Film Festival (SE); AJB Doc Film Festival (BIH); Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival (Taiwan); 2025: Regards d’Iran festival (FR)

Awards

2024: NEXT:WAVE AWARD - CPH:Dox (DK); ALTER AWARD encouraging social change - Alternativa Film Awards (Indonesia); Grand Prix Documentaire - Int. FF d'education (FR); Special Mention - Olympia FF Int. Kids & Docs jury (GR); Special Mention - Visioni dal mondo (IT)

Partners

Co-production partners

Atam Film, VRT, Al Jazeera Documentary Channel

Supported by

Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), DGD (Directorate-General for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid), DEFC (Documentary & Experimental Film Center) & DMZ Docs Fund