THE BOX OF MEMORY
Release seP: 2027
Format: 4K
Lenght: 90 MINUTES
The Box of Memory is a documentary about a mother and a daughter who, in their search for the truth, are forced to confront history, politics, and their own memories. The film portrays Maryam and her mother Mohtaram, two Iranian women in exile whose lives were changed forever in 1987 when Hamidreza Chitgar—their father and husband—was murdered in Vienna during one of the Iranian regime’s terror operations in Europe.
This is a story about ideals and consequences, about the love that existed and the family that was torn apart. And about how political violence does not end with the act of murder itself, but continues through silence, fear, and a lifelong trauma that is passed on to the next generation. The film presents a portrait of a generation that believed it was fighting for freedom, but in the process lost its own peace, and a portrait of their children, who grow up with the consequences.
The Box of Memory is not a film about the dead and about death—it is a film about life, about survival, and about what it means to continue living when truth and justice have been denied.
Mohtaram Chitgar
Mohtaram, 69 years old, is a trained engineer, previously employed at Ericsson (EBC), and currently works as a taxi driver.
Mary Chitgar
Mary, 45, is a trained journalist and communications specialist and currently works within the “City of Stockholm”.
Where Have All the Old Friends Gone
A film about the Farsta Youth Centre during the 1970s.
Hasse fell in love with Lena at first sight. In the early 1970s, they hung out with a group of young people who gathered at the Nordic region’s largest youth centre in Farsta.
Hasse and Lena’s best friend, Lennart, says that the sense of loss is still immense to this day.
One day, Hasse had had enough. He had just gone out to buy a tub of ice cream. He placed it on the table, looked at Lena lying on the sofa, and glanced quickly out of the window. Down on the street, he saw a police car approaching. Once again, they were coming to see him.
The police were no strangers in his life. Both he and his friends had grown far too accustomed to their presence, outside the youth centre or in the underground station waiting hall.
But this day would be his last.
Hasse och Lena
BASIC INFO
Release date: 2028
Format: 4K
Lenght: 90 minutes