Googoosh: Made of Fire
Googoosh: Made of Fire

Movie·2024·1h 34m

Googoosh: Made of Fire

Country

Germany

Language

German

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The Story

On stage since she was a toddler, Googoosh has been an icon of Iranian pop culture since the 1970s. Her progressive style and raw singing talent attracted worldwide acclaim and saw her performing alongside the likes of Tina Turner and Ray Charles. But the star's career came to an abrupt halt after the Islamic Revolution, which banned women from singing in public. Googoosh was placed under house arrest, where she remained for the next two decades. Niloufar Taghizadeh's documentary, which includes interviews with the charismatic singer (now in her seventies, but still performing and advocating for women and girls) and arresting archival footage, offers both a loving portrait of a national icon and a fascinating historical and cultural record of Iran.

Producer

Niloufar Taghizadeh

Cinematography

James Stolz

Editor

Catharina Kleber

Themes

jazzresistancehopebluesiconteheran (tehran), iraniranportraitdiscooppressiongoogooshislamic revolution

Production House

Windcatcher Productions
mindjazz pictures
ZDF/Arte

Audience Score

68%

2 votes

Skip10%
Timepass25%
Go for it38%
Perfection27%

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Cast

Googoosh

Googoosh

Self

Shohreh Aghdashloo

Shohreh Aghdashloo

Self

Aref Arefkia

Aref Arefkia

Self

Raha Etemadi

Raha Etemadi

Self

Leila Forouhar

Leila Forouhar

Self

Hamid Moslehi

Hamid Moslehi

Self

Babak Saeedi

Babak Saeedi

Self

// crew

Crew

James Stolz

Director of Photography

Niloufar Taghizadeh

Director, Producer, Executive Producer

Steffen Bohnert

Director of Photography

Catharina Kleber

Editor

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