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Sepideh – Reaching for the Stars

Original title: Sepideh
German title: Sepideh – Reaching for the Stars *
Denmark, 2013

Director: Madsen, Berit
Production company: Radiator Film ApS

Synopsis:
Documentary. – Sepideh wants to become an astronaut. She spends her nights exploring the secrets of the Universe, while her family will do anything to keep her on the ground. The expectations for a young Iranian woman are very different from Sepideh's ambitions, and her plans to go to university are in danger. But Sepideh holds on to her dream. She takes up the fight and teams up with the world's first female space tourist, Anousheh Ansari.

Festivals:
Durban IFF 2014, Belfast IFF 2014 (awarded), Melbourne IFF 2014, Göteborg IFF 2014 (awarded), Seoul IYFF 2014

World sales address/es:
LevelK (DK)