Films by Berit Madsen

Germany 2013, 88 min
by Berit Madsen

Sepideh is a young Iranian woman who dares to dream - of a future as an astronaut. At night, she stares up at the universe, and she takes lessons from a space fanatic who teaches schoolchildren about astronomy. When her father died, Sepideh discovered that she could feel closer to him by watching the stars. But not everyone appreciates her boundless ambition. After all, becoming an astronaut is not exactly a normal goal for a girl in Iran. Her mother and uncle are worried about the emancipated