無神之地 Where God Is Not

梅韓．達馬東 Mehran TAMADON｜法國 France｜2023｜DCP｜Colour｜113 min

在天堂般的巴黎，導演協同三名伊朗前政治犯，尋覓、測量並重新構建他們記憶中的地獄場景——那些身陷牢獄與刑求的空間。藉由口述證言和換位重演，本作品深入探討關押與審訊刑求，何以成為當局控制社會的重要手段。然而，當難以預想的受苦與求生細節在鏡頭前一一呈現，導演冀望以影像喚醒施虐者良知的動機，也成為亟需反思的焦點。

梅韓．達馬東：「《無神之地》的創作基礎是根據那些遭受伊朗政權殘酷虐待之人的種種證詞。影片試圖從中理解：這個極權體制如何仰賴監禁與虐待，來達成最壓迫的效果。施虐者做了什麼？他用怎樣的手段與方法執行？受虐者如何與之抗衡？自從我的首部長片拍攝伊朗政權民兵後，這些問題就一直縈繞我心頭，使我必須再嘗試從有過親身經歷之人的視角來理解權力。」

Taghi, Homa and Mazyar were arrested and interrogated by the Iranian regime.

All three testify with their bodies, with their gestures and tell what it means to resist, and what it means to break. Is there any hope that the torturer will one day reconnect with his conscience?

‘It is a film based on the testimonials of those who have been brutally treated by the Iranian regime. It seeks to understand how the most repressive aspects of this totalitarian system rely on imprisonment and torture. What does the torturer do? What are his gestures and practices? How can the fight be carried out? These are questions that have haunted me since the first feature film I made in Iran on the regime’s militia. Once again, I am trying to understand power by looking at it from the perspective of those who have directly experienced the violence meted out by the Iranian regime.’ - Mehran TAMADON

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