Corruption on Earth is about a fictional award ceremony for the “Best Regime in the World”. The prize is awarded to the Islamic Republic of Iran. The excellent political and social achievements of the political leadership were praised in a laudatory speech. The filmic recordings are mixed with real cell phone recordings of the current Iran protests and in this way combine reality and fiction.
Shermine Shahrivar
Garry Fischmann
Yilmaz Atmaca
Corruption on Earth is about a fictional award ceremony for the “Best Regime in the World”. The prize is awarded to the Islamic Republic of Iran. The excellent political and social achievements of the political leadership were praised in a laudatory speech. The filmic recordings are mixed with real cell phone recordings of the current Iran protests and in this way combine reality and fiction.
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