United States / Jan 27, 2025 / Sundance Film Festival
1h 35min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
37-year-old Sara Shahverdi, a motorcycle riding, land owning, former midwife-turned-fierce citizen advocate and recent divorcée, just won a landslide local election in her remote Iranian village and everyone has an opinion about it.
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Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Cutting Through Rocks |
| Original language | EN |
| Spoken languages | Azərbaycan, العربية, فارسی, Türkçe |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Gandom Films |
| Release date | 27 settembre 2025 |
| Executive producer | Meadow Fund, Rebecca Lichtenfeld, Judith Helfand, Geralyn White Dreyfous, Sheila Nevins, Monika Parekh, Julie Parker Benello |
| Production | Mohammad Reza Eyni, Sara Khaki |
| Editing | Sara Khaki, Mohammad Reza Eyni, Qutaiba Barhamji |
| Cinematography | Mohammad Reza Eyni |
| Assistant directors | Sara Khaki, Mohammad Reza Eyni |
| Camera operators | Mohammad Reza Eyni |
| Additional photography | Mohammad Reza Eyni |
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Release dates
Premiere
Switzerland / Apr 05, 2025 / Visions du Réel
Australia / Jun 08, 2025 / Sydney Film Festival
New Zealand / Aug 05, 2025 / New Zealand International Film Festival
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South Korea / Sep 12, 2025 / 12 / DMZ International Documentary Film Festival
Germany / Oct 29, 2025 / DOK Leipzig
Limited release
Singapore / Sep 27, 2025 / PG13
Thailand / Jan 22, 2026 / 13
Italy / Mar 08, 2026
Digital
New Zealand / Mar 02, 2026 / DocPlay
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