Radiograph of a Family

Winner of Best Feature at the prestigious IDFA (International Documentary Festival Amsterdam), Firouzeh Khosrovani’s in-depth consideration of her own family’s history also works as a window onto Iranian politics and culture over the last 40 years. When her father, Hossein, met her mother, Tayi, he was thoroughly Westernised, and she was an observant Muslim. After the Iranian revolution in 1979, when the country went from a fairly open society to a repressive religious regime, she embraced wholeheartedly the revolutionary spirit. But he was less willing to give up his Bohemian ways…

‘An elegantly composed mosaic of real events and artfully restaged memories, Iranian director Firouzeh Khosrovani’s stylized documentary “Radiograph of a Family” is a personal passion project with rich political and cultural resonance… Beyond its subjective specifics, “Radiograph of a Family” also delivers a universal message about how marital bonds can survive even deep rifts in faith, lifestyle and values. In our polarized times, Khosrovani’s finely crafted chronicle of enduring love strikes a gracious, moving, uplifting note.’—Stephen Dalton, The Hollywood Reporter