Conference of the Birds

Director Amin Motallebzadeh

1 hr. 19 min. · Germany, 2025 · Drama · English, Turkish, German, Arabic, French · Subtitles: Lithuanian, English · Pegi 13

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About the film

The film takes its title from a poem by the Persian Sufi poet Farid al-Din Attar, in which birds from around the world set out in search of their king. At the end of their journey, they discover that the king they seek is none other than their own collective reflection. The film echoes this quest in its portrait of a football club after the death of its head coach, Dené. Attempts to fill the void he leaves behind come to nothing: the signing of a new coach falls through, the players fail to turn up for a crucial match, and those around the club are drawn into increasingly surreal encounters. Usually associated with masculinity and spectacle, the world of football here becomes a space for grief and vulnerability. Conference of the Birds is an atmospheric, hypnotic and enigmatic drama that captures a world suspended in uncertainty. Eschewing the conventions of both sports films and traditional storytelling, it unfolds as a meditation on absence, identity and collective disarray.

Details

Running time: 1 hr. 19 min.
Country, year: Germany, 2025
Genre: Drama
Language: English, Turkish, German, Arabic, French
Subtitles: Lithuanian, English
Age rating: Pegi 13

Credits

Director: Amin Motallebzadeh
Screenplay: Amin Motallebzadeh
Producers: Amin Motallebzadeh
Cinematography: Tom Otte
Music: Nima Khaste
Cast: Enes Yurdaün, Lucca Pawlik, Bülent Özdemir, Wigger Bierma, Dieter Bernkopf, Hicham El Madkouri, Marten Quirin Korten, Catherine Seifert, Alexander Simon, Amol Singh, Souleymane Sylla, Steven Sowah
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Director

Amin Motallebzadeh

Based in Hamburg, German-Iranian filmmaker, visual artist and writer Amin Motallebzadeh studied medicine and theatre before graduating from the University of Fine Arts Hamburg. His debut feature, Conference of the Birds (2025), premiered at FIDMarseille.

Screenings

2 screenings in 1 city.

Monday, November 9 19:10 Forum Cinemas Vingis · Hall 11 Tickets
Saturday, November 14 17:30 Skalvija · Hall 1 Tickets