In the Garden of Tulips

Unclassified 18+

Dir. Julia Elihu / 2023 / 13 mins / USA, Iran / Farsi / Drama / Australian Premiere

A poignant glimpse of the bond between a father and his teenage daughter at the height of the Iran–Iraq war.

Amid the turmoil of the Iran–Iraq war in the 1980s, a father drives his 15-year-old daughter out to the Iranian countryside of Birjand. As they prepare to say goodbye, a pivotal interaction reveals the true intention behind her journey. In the Garden of Tulips captures a touching relationship between a parent and a child and highlights the devastating impact of war – and the difficult sacrifices it calls for – on an intimate, human level.

15 Aug 9:00pm Kino 1

International Shorts 1 (117 m)

Blood Like Water (14 m)

Honeymoon (24 m)

Nothing but Shadows (18 m)

In the Garden of Tulips (13 m)

Binti (13 m)

The Masterpiece (20 m)

International Shorts 1 (117 m)

Blood Like Water (14 m)

Honeymoon (24 m)

Nothing but Shadows (18 m)

In the Garden of Tulips (13 m)

Binti (13 m)

The Masterpiece (20 m)

Kino 1

22 Aug 4:00pm Kino 2

International Shorts 1 (112 m)

Blood Like Water (14 m)

Honeymoon (24 m)

Nothing but Shadows (18 m)

In the Garden of Tulips (13 m)

Binti (13 m)

The Masterpiece (20 m)

International Shorts 1 (112 m)

Blood Like Water (14 m)

Honeymoon (24 m)

Nothing but Shadows (18 m)

In the Garden of Tulips (13 m)

Binti (13 m)

The Masterpiece (20 m)

Kino 2

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