INTO THE JAWS OF THE OGRE

A film by Mahsa Karampour

I can’t quite grasp the adventurous life of my brother Siavash, so far from my own. While I have just become French and he is about to become American, far from our native Iran, we are searching for common ground.

with

  • Siavash Karampour
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Running time: 86 min (approx.)
  • Year of production: 2026
  • Color – Black and white: Color
  • Languages: Persian and English
  • Countries of shooting: United States / Iran / France
  • Cinematography: Cédric Dupire and Mahsa Karampour
  • Editing: Saskia Berthod
  • Sound Editing: Josefina Rodriguez
  • Sound Mixing: Aymeric Dupas
  • Producer: Mathilde Raczymow – Les Films du Bilboquet

partenership

  • Tënk
  • Mediapart
  • Périphérie
  • CNC FAIA (writing, development and advanced development)
  • CNC FSA
  • Procirep and Angoa
  • Ciclic
  • Tënk–Mediapart
  • SCAM – “Brouillon d’un rêve”
  • Institut Français – Louis Lumière “Hors les murs”
  • Moulin d’Andé
  • Massa Mare
  • Eurodoc
  • ParisDoc

news

  • 2026 • ACID Cannes • Cannes (France) • Selection

projections and selections in Festivals

  • 2026 • ACID Cannes • Cannes (France) • Selection