Film & Talk #2030: Reyhaneh Jabbari and the fight for women's rights

society in change: the influence of "seven winter in Tehran" on the awareness of women's rights

On Friday, September 6, 2024, at 6 p.m. , the new season of Film & Talk #2030 will open in the Delphi Lux cinema in the YVA-Bogen/Zoologischer Garden train station. This series, which deals with the 17 sustainability goals, begins with the impressive film "Seven Winter in Tehran" by Steffi Niederzoll. The film not only illustrates the personal fights of a woman in Iran, but also throws a light on the universal challenges that women are confronted with worldwide.

The story takes place in Tehran in 2007 and tells the fate of Reyhaneh Jabbari, a 19-year-old who is faced with an attempted sexual attack. In a desperate self -defense, she stabs her attacker, a man with great social connections. Unfortunately, Reyhaneh is brought to court and punished with death. Their fate reflects the injustices that women are exposed to in patriarchal societies.

The film offers a unique insight into the emotional and legal dispute through secret video recordings and letters that Reyhaneh wrote in prison. Her experiences are not only an individual history, but also a symbol of resistance to women's rights and justice. Such stories are not limited to Iran, but affect women in many parts of the world who fight injustice and violence.

The subsequent round of talks with Shole Pakakravan, the mother of Reyhaneh Jabbari, is particularly important. It will not only report on the dramatic course of events, but also about her own activism work for the abolition of the death penalty and the strengthening of women's rights. Such conversations are crucial in order to continue to take the topics dealt with in the film to the public and to raise awareness of these important social issues.

Another aspect of the film series is the availability of the film for school classes that can be booked as a school cinema for a month. In this way, young people are given the opportunity to deal with these important topics and to stimulate a discussion about social developments and individual rights. Further information can be obtained from the e-mail address Sbne@charlottenburg-wilmersdorf.de.

Film & Talk #2030 is not just a cultural event, but an important contribution to society, promoted by the SBNE of the district of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf in cooperation with the Delphi Lux and the Berlin State Center for Political Education. At a time when topics related to human rights and gender justice are becoming increasingly relevant, it is important to offer such projects a platform.

The film "Seven Winter in Tehran" is not only an impressive work of art, but also a call for action and to think about the rights and the dignity of women worldwide.