We Are Journalists

Documentary

2014, Movie, 1h 25min

Ahmad Jalali Farahani works as a journalist in Iran. On 27 December 2009, he sees an innocent man being killed on the street, but neither Ahmad or his colleagues dare write about the murder. The journalists are hard-pressed and struggle daily against censorship and control, and even the otherwise conservative newspaper Tehran Emrooz gets to know the wrath of President Ahmadinejad, when it is ordered closed after the publication of one single critical picture.

Country: Denmark,Iran

Director:

Ahmad Jalali Farahani

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7.2

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Critic Niels Roe

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...et effektfuld journalistisk anklageskrift mod præstestyret i Iran og dens arme af kyniske håndlangere.

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We Are Journalists offers a powerful and poignant look into the world of journalism in Iran during the Ahmadinejad years. Filmed from the inside over the last decade, this documentary exposes the corruption and brutality that journalists faced on a daily basis. Through the use of secretly filmed footage, never-before-seen material is woven together to create a stunning tapestry of courage and resilience. This is a story of the human spirit standing up against oppression, and the risks that journalists take to bring the truth to light. The film's director, Ahmad Jalali Farahani, is a former journalist who was forced to flee Iran after being persecuted and tortured by the regime. This is his personal story, and a testament to the enduring power of the written word.

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