For Neda
MovieTitle | For Neda |
User score | 6.8 |
Release date | Jun 14, 2010 |
Genre | Documentary |
Director | Antony Thomas |
Production country | United States of America |
Production companies | HBO Documentary Films |
Run time | 67 min. |
On June 20, 2009, Neda Agha-Soltan was shot and killed on the streets of Tehran during the turmoil that followed the Iranian presidential contest. Within hours, images of her dying moments, captured on cell phones, appeared on computer screens across the world, focusing the world's attention on mass protests against the rigged elections in Iran. Featuring previously unseen footage of Neda with friend and family, as well as exclusive video of her recorded the day she died, "For Neda" debuts just before the anniversary of her death.