Kurdish director Bahman Ghobadi's Scorsese-produced film premieres at Toronto festival
"Trees Are Watching," written and directed by Bahman Ghobadi, starring Eva Green and executive produced by Martin Scorsese, has screened at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
"This film has been an extremely personal journey for me"
In a post on Instagram, Ghobadi said the film carries special meaning for him. "This film has been a long and extremely personal journey for me. It holds memories, fears, places and people that have lived with me in my mind for years," the director wrote. Ghobadi also thanked everyone who worked on the project.
The trailer sets a tense, dark tone. Nature and trees are cast as witnesses to human actions and suppressed fears.
Cast and crew
• Cast: French actress Eva Green, known for Casino Royale, alongside Turkey's Murat Yıldırım, Zeynep Çamcı and Neva Kuş.
• Producers: Bahman Ghobadi, Seyfi Şahin, Lydia Dean Pilcher and Gülrez İhtiyati.
• Executive producers: Martin Scorsese, Lucas Akoskin and Bahoz Nasreddin.
• Cinematographers: Saba Mazloum and Touraj Aslani.
• Editing: Farbod Khoshtinat.
• Music: Bamdad Afshar.
• Production design and art direction: Babak Tahmili and Gökben Sas.
Ghobadi's track record
Ghobadi has previously won awards at festivals including Cannes and Berlin.
Source: Rûdaw