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Kurdwin Ayub

Mond (Moon)

Director Kurdwin Ayub Cast Florentina Holzinger, Andria Tayeh, Celina Antwan, Nagham Abu Baker
92' - 2024 - Drama - Format: DCP - Dialogue: Arabic, German, English
In Kurdwin Ayub’s elliptical sophomore feature a former MMA fighter from Austria gets a job in Jordan, introducing three young daughters from a wealthy family to mixed martial arts. But she soon discovers she’s been hired on a pretext. Mond is a slow-burn political thriller disguised as a personal story about the strict societal norms women face. Winner of the special jury prize at the film festival of Locarno.
Two years after Sonne, Austrian-Kurdish director Kurdwin Ayub returns with the second film in her Sun-Moon-Stars trilogy. At the heart of the story is Sarah, a former mixed martial arts fighter whose competitive career has come to an end. Seeing no future for herself in her small Austrian village, she accepts an offer from a wealthy Jordanian family to train their three daughters. However, Sarah soon realizes that the women live under constant surveillance, cut off from the outside world, and have little interest in the sport. By the time she understands the precarious situation she’s walked into, it’s too late to leave. Ayub tells her narrative elliptically, with music playing a pivotal role in the unfolding of the story. But above all, Mond is a striking showcase of the sharp, provocative sarcasm that has become the filmmaker’s signature.

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Credits

Directors

Kurdwin Ayub

Cast

Florentina Holzinger, Andria Tayeh, Celina Antwan, Nagham Abu Baker

Scenario

Kurdwin Ayub

Director of Photography

Klemens Hufnagl

Editors

Roland Stöttinger

Producers

Ulrich Seidl

Distributor

Arti Film

More info

Dialogue

Arabic, German, English

Countries of production

Austria

Year

2024

Filmography

Kurdwin Ayub
Intrige und die Archenmuscheln (short, 2010), Langsam reiten Cowboy (short, 2011), Familienurlaub (short, 2012), Paradies! Paradies! (2016), Boomerang (short, 2018), Armageddon (short, 2018), LOLOLOL (short, 2020), Sonne (2022) Mond (2024)

Technical Specs

Format
DCP