The Siren

A Feature film of

Sepideh Farsi

Produced by

Les Films d'Ici

Production year2021

French release28/06/2023

Runtime

1h 41m

Synopsis

1980, Abadan. The capital of the Iranian oil industry is resisting an Iraqi siege. Fourteen-year-old Omid has braved the siege and stayed in the city with his grandfather, waiting for his elder brother to return from the front line. Along with Omid, a gallery of unusual characters have all remained in the city for their own reasons, and each resists in his or her own way. But the noose is tightening as Omid tries to save his loved ones, by embarking them on an abandoned boat he finds in Abadan’s port, that will become his ark.

Credits

Director (1)

Sepideh Farsi
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Production and distribution (4)

Executive Producer : Les Films d'Ici

Foreign production companies : Katuh Studio, Bac Cinéma (ex-Juliette Films), Lunanime

Film exports/foreign sales : BAC Films

French distribution : BAC Films

Full credits (5)

Executive Producer : Sébastien Onomo

Screenwriter : Javad Djavahery

Music Composer : Érik Truffaz

Press Attachés (film) : Emmanuelle Verniquet, Aurélie Lebrun

Artistic Director : Zaven Najjar

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09 NOVEMBER 2023

Director Sepideh Farsi talks about her animation film ‘The Siren’ (‘La Sirène’)

Director Sepideh Farsi talks about her animation film ‘The Siren’ (‘La Sirène’) which won the Best Original Music Award for a Feature Film at @annecyfestival 🏆🎼✨

The original music was composed by French-Swiss jazz trumpeter Erik Truffaz. 🎷

1980. Abadan, Iran. The residents hold out against an Iraqi siege. Among them, 14-year-old Omid decides to stay in the city with his grandfather until his older brother returns. Omid finds an abandoned boat in Abadan’s port. Could this be the way to save his family?

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Technical details

Type : Feature film
Genres : Animated film
Sub-genre : Animated film, Drama, Historical
Themes : Conflict, History
Production language : Persian
Coproducer countries : France (49.24%), Germany (20.66%), Luxembourg (20.1%), Belgium (10.0%)
Original French-language productions : Yes
Nationality : Majority French (France, Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium)
Production year : 2021
French release : 28/06/2023
Runtime : 1 h 41 min
Current status : Released
Visa number : 149.635
Visa issue date : 30/12/2022
Approval : Yes
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
Rating restrictions : None

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News & awards

News (13)

Unifrance presents MyFrenchAnimationDays (MyFAD), from 11 to 31 October

11 OCTOBER 2024

Festivals & events

French animation in international events

08 MARCH 2024

Festivals & events

Selections (9)

Sitges International Film Festival of Catalonia
Spain, 2024
Sitges Family - Kids
Animation First Festival
United States, 2024
Closing Night Feature Film
Geneva International Film Festival (GIFF)
Switzerland, 2023
Highlights
Seminci
Spain, 2023
Alchemies

Awards (2)

BIAF
South Korea, 2023
Jury Prize
Annecy International Animation Film Festival
France, 2023
Prix de la meilleure musique originale : Érik Truffaz