Googoosh: Made of Fire

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Googoosh: Made of Fire (2024)

Directed by Niloufar Taghizadeh

Documentary, Music · 1h 34m

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.

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Cast

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Googoosh Self Shohreh Aghdashloo Self Aref Arefkia Self Raha Etemadi Self Leila Forouhar Self Hamid Moslehi Self
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Babak Saeedi Self

Crew

Director
Niloufar Taghizadeh
Director of Photography
Steffen Bohnert, James Stolz
Editor
Catharina Kleber
Producer
Niloufar Taghizadeh

Details

Release date
2024-10-10
Runtime
1h 34m
Genres
Documentary, Music
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
German, English, Persian
Countries
Germany, United States of America
Production
Windcatcher Productions, mindjazz pictures, ZDF/Arte