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BITTER CHOCOLATE
by Sahar Sotoodeh
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20min | Iran/Germany | 2024

Yasi, a determined 16-year-old girl, has made it to the Capital from her hometown with the excuse of the IELTS exam, to illegally terminate her unwanted pregnancy before time runs out.
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Original Title Shokolate Talkh
​Year of production 2024
Length 20'
Country Iran/Germany
Shooting Format Digital 4K
Aspect Ratio 1.33:1
Dialogue Persian
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Director Sahar Sotoodeh​
Producer Farzad Pak
Production PakFilm
Writer Sahar Sotoodeh​
Cinematographer Ashkan Ashkani
Editor Emad Khodabakhsh
​Sound Design Hossein Abolsedgh
Composer Sahar Sotoodeh
Set and Costume Designer Omid Nojoomi
Make-up Designer Mahmoud Dehghani
Sound Recordist Shahin Pourdadashi
Line Producer Ali Hemati
Production Manager Mohsen Lashgari
First Assistant Director Hamid Khazai
Script Supervisor Soheila Sotoodeh
First Camera Assistant Mojtaba Shadrou
Camera Assistant Alireza Bayat, Mohammad Bakhtiyari
Colorist Pooyan Aghababai
Still Photographer Faranak Pakzad
Musician Golnar Shaari
Mix and Mastering Alireza Shams Eskandari
Translator Buna Alkhas
Prop Master Javad Kazemi Motlagh
Cast Setareh Maleki, Ghazal Shojaei, Mahin Sadri,
Arshida Dorostkar, Afsar Ghahari, Mahour Lotfi

Festival selections
​International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino!​ 2024, Poland - World Premiere
Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2025, USA -Best Live-Action Short Film Award
Fribourg International Film Festival 2025, Switzerland -Best International Short Film Award
​​Festival International Music & Cinema Marseille 2025, France
Brussels Short Film Festival 2025, Belgium
​Nova Frontier Film Festival 2025, USA
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FEST - New Directors/New Films Festival 2025, Portugal
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