以愛為家（丹麥/2019/紀錄片/劇情）
LOVE CHILD (DENMARK/2019/DOCUMENTARY/DRAMA)
LOVE CHILD (Original title)
KÆRLIGHEDSBARNET (Danish title)
語言：波斯語，亞塞拜然語，土耳其語，英語
Languages: Farsi, Azerbaijani, Turkish, English
劇介
冬天，伊斯坦堡。一架來自德黑蘭的飛機剛剛降落。一對夫婦Leila和Sahand帶著他們四歲的兒子Mani成功逃離伊朗。他們在伊朗犯了罪：陷入情網的Leila和Sahand各自有婚姻，但在伊朗，他們無法得到離婚許可。他們也不能告訴兒子他是私生子，因為通姦在伊朗會被判處死刑。因此在逃離伊朗之前，Mani一直以為自己的親生父親是他的「叔叔」。
劇介
《以愛為家》描述Leila與Sahand的心酸故事，這對伊朗情侶被迫逃離德黑蘭，因為他們發生婚外情還生下了私生子，在伊朗被視為犯罪，可判處死刑。他們和四歲兒子Mani逃到土耳其，夢想著去加拿大或美國尋求庇護，展開新生活。長達五年的近身拍攝，許多時候讓人忘了這是一部紀錄片，觀眾跟隨他們的旅程，看他們如何勇敢地追求闔家團圓的生活。
本片由希格麗德瓊森戴克傑爾及和伊隆娜托姆南製作。Danish Documentary Production、Grunnet Film共同製作。
編劇/導演：伊娃木娃德
製片：希格麗德瓊森戴克傑爾
製作公司：Danish Documentary Production
演員：Leila，Sahand
獎項：
- 2019年芝加哥國際電影節最佳紀錄片，伊娃木娃德
- 2020年莫斯科國際紀錄片電影節最佳剪輯
影展：
- 多倫多電影節首映伊娃木娃德的《Enemies of Happiness》（2006）及《The Good Life》（2011）曾在日舞影展、阿姆斯特丹國際紀錄片電影節、卡羅維瓦利電影節獲獎。
影評：
- 「年度最引人入勝的電影之一……情感和戲劇性令人震驚」
- 「卓越的一部片…⋯導演說故事的功力高超。」（綜藝報）
以下評論來自Autlook網站
- 「令人讚嘆⋯⋯一部十分強大的電影，令人大開眼界」（Time Out）
- 「一部暖心又有同理心的紀錄片」——《衛報》
- 「長時間的精彩近身拍攝，微妙的政治敏銳度，從個人觀點來點出全球難民危機」（綜藝報）
- “…「⋯⋯充滿驚喜、關鍵時刻和情感……恐懼、興奮、愛、苦澀、孤獨和歸屬感輪流浮現。」（Film Threat）
- 「令人心酸。」（滾石雜誌）
- 「透過個人視角來審視全球難民危機」（Indiewire）
- 「美得令人心碎」（Film Inquiry）
Synopsis
It is winter in Istanbul. A plane from Teheran has just landed. A couple, Leila and Sahand, have succeeded in fleeing Iran with their four-year-old son, Mani, without being arrested. In Iran, they committed a crime. Leila and Sahand had a secret love affair while being married to other people, and in Iran, they were not allowed to get divorced. Neither could they tell their son that he was an illegitimate child since adultery can be punished with the death penalty in Iran. So, up till the escape, Mani had only known his biological father as "uncle".
Synopsis
Love Child offers a heart-breaking portrait of Leila and Sahand, an Iranian couple who are forced to flee for their lives from Tehran where their secret affair and illegitimate child are both considered crimes, punishable by death. Together with their four-year old son Mani they take refuge in Turkey with dreams of a new life, seeking asylum to either Canada or the US. Intimately filmed over a five-year period, so intimately you often forget this is a documentary, we follow their brave quest to be safe together as a family.
It is produced by Sigrid Jonsson Dyekjær and Illona Tolumen. A Danish Documentary Production, Grunnet Film presentation in co-production with Made.
Writer/Director: Eva Mulvad
Producer: Sigrid Jonsson Dyekjær
Production Co: Danish Documentary Production
Cast: Leila, Sahand
Awards:
- Eva Mulvad, Best Documentary, Chicago International Film Festival, 2019.
- Best Editing, Moscow International Documentary Film Festival DOKer, 2020.
Festivals:
- Premiered at Toronto Film Festival. Eva Mulvad's 'Enemies of Happiness' (2006) and 'The Good Life' (2011) were awarded at Sundance, IDFA and Karlovy Vary.
Reviews:
- “One of the Most Absorbing Dramas of the Year…the emotion and drama is staggering”
- “Remarkable….A feat of captivating storytelling” Variety
Following reviews taken off Autlook’s website
- “Stunning… This Powerful Film Sweeps You Up” - Time Out
- “A Documentary That Gives Off Warmth Like A Radiator, Generating Huge Amounts Of Empathy” - The Guardian
- “Remarkable For Its Intimate, Extended Access, Its Subtle Political Acuity And Its Personal Window Into A Global Crisis” – Variety
- “…An Extraordinary Wealth Of Surprises, Key Moments, And Emotion…Whipsawing Between Terror, Exhilaration, Love, Bitterness, Loneliness, And Belonging.” - Film Threat
- “Quietly Heartbreaking.” - Rolling Stone
- “A Timely Look At The Global Refugee Crisis Through A Personal Lens” – Indiewire
- “Heartbreakingly Beautiful” - Film Inquiry
