ROYA

an Iranian teacher imprisoned for her political beliefs, is faced with a choice: make a forced televised confession, or remain confined to her 3-square-metre cell.

|Germany / Czech Republic / Luxembourg | 2026 

Written & directed by Mahnaz Mohammadi

A film by Mahnaz Mohammadi

ROYA

"Marks Mahnaz Mohammadi's Bold Return to Cinema of Resistance" The Hollywood Reporter


"Roya is such a distinctive and powerful film. We are honoured that Mahnaz chose Totem to stand alongside her." Deadline


"Mahnaz Mohammadi on Depicting Iran's Evin Prison in Berlin Film 'Roya'

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Credits

Produced By

PakFilm GmbH, in co-production with Europe Media Nest and Amour Fou Luxembourg, NDR · BR · SWR · Degeto I Executive Producer: Melisa Sözen I Produced by Farzad Pak, Kaveh Farnam I Co-produced by: Bady Minck, Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu

Written and Directed by

Mahnaz Mohammadi

Starring

Melisa Sözen,Maryam Palizban,Hamidreza Djavdan, Mohammad Ali Hosseinalipour, Gholamhassan Taseiri, Bacho Meburishvili, Babak Radmehr, Hassina Burgan

Director of Photography

Ashkan Ashkani

Edited by

Esmaeel Monsef, John Burgan

Music by

Andrius Arutiunian

Production & Costume Design by

Alborz Malekpour

Makeup Artist

Mahsan Khodakarami

Sound Design & Mix

Ensieh Leyla Maleki, Tobias Hoß,  Philipp Kemptner

Sound Recordist

Tirdad Shabankareh

World Sales

Totem Films, Paris

German Distribution

Little Dream Pictures

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