Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Execution of a Teenager

The BBC documentary which I have mentioned a few times in my blog has already had the following review in the Observer:

The Observer, Critic's choice for Thu 27th July:
"An almost impossible to watch documentary about the life of Atefeh Sahaaleh. a 16-year-old girl who was hanged in a public square in Iran in 2004 after being charged with 'crimes against chastity'. Using eyewitness accounts, reconstructions and undercover footage, the programme slowly recreates Atefeh's life and shows why the same life was brutally extinguished. At times you really just want to look away from the screen unable to believe this is happening - but don't, because this truly is one of the best documentaries of the year and one of the most important".

Make sure you watch it and tell your friends about it.

6 comments:

Winston said...

Yet another evidence of the brutal nature of the anti-human regime of Iran

Arash Sahami said...

I would like to thank you Potkin e arjomand. You provided ample moral and logistical help during the production of Execution of a Teenage Girl. You are a true friend and an asset.

It was fascinating and heart-warming that the production managed to bring together a wide range of NGOs, Societies and individuals who came from varying political and sociological background. They all helped provide statistics, information and sometime mere moral support. Let us hope that the programme will help raise awareness of the abysmal human rights abuses taking place in Iran of today and let us hope that it can contribute to a call for the immediate stop to the execution of persons under 18.

Perhaps with the help of Iran’s most prolific demography; its youth, we can one day achieve a society where we are free from the rule of jurisprudence and a Sharia based constitution. Thank you all for your support and should you have any comments or queries regarding the making of the documentary or the circumstances surrounding it, please don’t hesitate to post your comment on my blog.

Arash Sahami said...

I would like to thank you Potkin e arjomand. You provided ample moral and logistical help during the production of Execution of a Teenage Girl. You are a true friend and an asset.

It was fascinating and heart-warming that the production managed to bring together a wide range of NGOs, Societies and individuals who came from varying political and sociological background. They all helped provide statistics, information and sometime mere moral support. Let us hope that the programme will help raise awareness of the abysmal human rights abuses taking place in Iran of today and let us hope that it can contribute to a call for the immediate stop to the execution of persons under 18.

Perhaps with the help of Iran’s most prolific demography; its youth, the Iranians will one day help create a society where they are free from the rule of jurisprudence and the macabre reality of Sharia law. Thank you all for your support and should you have any comments or queries regarding the making of the documentary or the circumstances surrounding it, please don’t hesitate to post your comment on my blog.

Arash Sahami
Associate Producer
Execution of a Teenage Girl

Azarmehr said...

Everyone should recognise the courage and tenacity, Arash and his team showed in making this documentary.

Anonymous said...

watched it the other night = it was amazing

Anonymous said...

Potkin,
I can't find the link, would you plz posted here so I could cut and paste. tahx