For a Moment, Freedom

Money changes hands and we follow a trek through snow-covered landscapes. When the Iranian refugees at last have crossed the Turkish border they do not know that only half of the journey towards freedom is done. The winner of the prize for Best Debut Film at the Montreal World Film Festival shows us people fleeing, with everything this entails of hardship, but does not show tragic destinies. For a Moment, Freedom also portrays friendship, love and dreams of a better life. Three stories are interwoven as the struggle to achieve refugeestatus begins, a struggle it is far from certain that any of them will succeed in. The director has created a humorous, engaging and bittersweet story about an important subject, showing us how people’s destinies are governed by politics. The story is never reduced to a one-sided demonstration of human suffering, but shares the good moments with us as well, even those that arise in the worst imaginable of situations. With impressively powerful performances from everyone involved, especially Swedish-Lebanese Fares Fares, this is a film you should definitely not miss. tlå