Kaveh Bakhtiari
Born in 1979 in Teheran, Kaveh Bakhtiari moved to Switzerland at the age of 9. He studied Film at Lausanne University of Art and Design (ECAL), prior to directing in 2007 his short fiction film The Suitcase. His first feature film, Stop-Over , a documentary on illegal Iranian migrants, was released in 2013. It was presented at the Cannes Film Festival the same year in the selection of the Directors’ Fortnight.
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Stop-Over
In Athens, Amir, an Iranian immigrant, has a modest flat which has become a place of transit for migrants who, just like him, chose to leave their country. But Greece is only a stopover, all of them hoping to reach other Western countries. They find themselves stuck at Amir’s place, waiting for ID documents, contacts and the smuggler to whom they might entrust their destiny…
Stop-Over
In Athens, Amir, an Iranian immigrant, has a modest flat which has become a place of transit for migrants who, just like him, chose to leave their country. But Greece is only a stopover, all of them hoping to reach other Western countries. They find themselves stuck at Amir’s place, waiting for ID documents, contacts and the smuggler to whom they might entrust their destiny…
Stop-Over
In Athens, Amir, an Iranian immigrant, has a modest flat which has become a place of transit for migrants who, just like him, chose to leave their country. But Greece is only a stopover, all of them hoping to reach other Western countries. They find themselves stuck at Amir’s place, waiting for ID documents, contacts and the smuggler to whom they might entrust their destiny…
Stop-Over
In Athens, Amir, an Iranian immigrant, has a modest flat which has become a place of transit for migrants who, just like him, chose to leave their country. But Greece is only a stopover, all of them hoping to reach other Western countries. They find themselves stuck at Amir’s place, waiting for ID documents, contacts and the smuggler to whom they might entrust their destiny…
