The Black Canvas (2021)

Producers: Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF and Tehran University of Art

Director: Shirin Ekhlasi

Cinematographer: Farid Tahmasebi

Mohammed is a refugee from Guinea. He lives in a camp for refugees near Berlin, in Köpenick. In the past, during the protests against totalitarian government of Guinea, his right hand was damaged and his wife and their unborn baby were shot and killed in front of his eyes. After a couple of years, he is trying to recover. Thanks to art and painting, he has found some interest in his new life in Germany but there are some serious obstacles.  

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