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  • When God Sleeps (2017)
  • 88 min | Documentary
When God Sleeps (2017)
88 min | Documentary
This rap-punk-rock documentary tells the story of Iranian musician Shahin Najafi who is forced into hiding after hardline clerics issue a fatwa for his death, incensed by a rap song that focuses on the oppression of women and human rights ...See moreThis rap-punk-rock documentary tells the story of Iranian musician Shahin Najafi who is forced into hiding after hardline clerics issue a fatwa for his death, incensed by a rap song that focuses on the oppression of women and human rights abuses. Shahin's frantic escape leads to an impossible romance when he falls in love with the granddaughter of the first Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Their backgrounds make their relationship a modern-day Romeo and Juliet. See less
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Director
Till Schauder
Writer
Till Schauder
Producer
Sara Nodjoumi
Cinematographers
Gerardo Milsztein | Till Schauder
Editor
Tina Grapenthin
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Updated Apr 20, 2017
Release date
Apr 20, 2017 (United States)
Awards
2 wins & 1 nomination

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