{"id":918591,"date":"2026-07-07T12:41:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T12:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/918591\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T12:41:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T12:41:15","slug":"iranian-doc-an-eye-for-an-eye-set-for-u-s-release-via-jolt-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/918591\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian Doc ‘An Eye for an Eye’ Set For U.S. Release Via Jolt Film"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tHot-button Iranian doc \u201cAn Eye for an Eye,\u201d that in 2025 scored a Special Jury mention at the Tribeca<\/a> Festival, has been acquired by New York-based AI-driven documentary distributor Jolt<\/a> dedicated to indie titles.<\/p>\n

\n\tCo-directed by Iranian-born American documentary filmmaker Tanaz Eshaghian and Iran<\/a>-based Farzad Jafari,\u00a0\u201cAn Eye for an Eye\u201d follows a real-life Tehran-set courtroom thriller centered around a woman named Tahereh who killed her drug-addicted abusive husband in self-defense. Under Iranian law, she could not get a divorce despite being systematically inflicted life-threatening injuries by him.<\/p>\n

\n\tAfter her release from a 14-year prison sentence for the murder, Tahereh faces execution in Tehran unless she can pay the so-called \u201cblood money\u201d demanded by her husband\u2019s family. \u201cBlood money\u201d is the traditional Islamic legal practice where the victim\u2019s family agrees to pardon a convicted killer in exchange for a cash payment.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAs the clock ticks down, Tahereh\u2019s son Mohsen is thrust into a desperate effort to save his mother\u2019s life, navigating a legal and moral labyrinth shaped by grief, patriarchal values, religious law, and the silence surrounding domestic violence,\u201d according to the doc\u2019s promotional materials <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIn a system where a human life can become a matter of negotiation, the victim\u2019s family holds the power to decide her fate \u2014 execution or forgiveness, for a price,\u201d the materials note.<\/p>\n

\n\tJolt \u2013 which was launched in 2024 by former Sundance chief digital officer Tara Hein-Phillips, Accel founder and Sundance board member Jim Swartz and producer Geralyn Dreyfous \u2013 is planning to open \u201cAn Eye for an Eye\u201d theatrically in Los Angeles on Aug. 12 before expanding the doc\u2019s release to other theatrical markets in such a way that it can qualify for the Academy Awards for Documentary, before moving \u201cstrategically from theatrical into digital distribution,\u201d according to a statement from the distributor.<\/p>\n

\n\tJolt\u2019s promotional effort will also include a community-driven engagement campaign \u201cdesigned to create a meaningful presence for the film among audiences, organizations, and advocates connected to its themes,\u201d the statement noted.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cLaunching \u2018An Eye for an Eye\u2019 this summer on the Jolt streaming platform feels more urgent than ever,\u201d said Christoph Jorg,\u00a0head producer for Unchained Productions, which shepherded the doc. <\/p>\n

\n\tCommented Tara Hein-Phillips: \u201cTanaz Eshaghian and Farzad Jafari have made a film that is both urgent and cinematic; one that speaks to justice, gender, power and survival with extraordinary intimacy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWe are proud to bring the film to North American audiences through a release strategy that gives it an awards presence, a thoughtful theatrical path, and a data-driven route to the audiences who will be most moved by it,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

\n\tRecent Jolt releases include Oscar-nominated doc\u201dViva Verdi!,\u201d\u00a0sports doc \u201cGirl Climber,\u201d \u201cHollywoodgate,\u201d \u201cZurawski v Texas,\u201d and \u201cThe Bibi Files,\u201d from Oscar-winners Alex Gibney and Alexis Bloom that investigates corruption in Israeli politics.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAn Eye for an Eye\u201d had its world premiere in the documentary competition at the 2025 Tribeca Festival, where it scored a\u00a0Special Jury Mention for Documentary Feature prize and also won Best Editing in a Documentary Feature for its editors, Soren B. Ebbe and Hayedeh Safiyari. The doc has subsequently also screened at top documentary festivals, including Copenhagen\u2019s CPH:DOX and Fipadoc in France where it won Best Documentary in the Social Impact Competition strand.<\/p>\n

\n\tGlobal digital rights and all rights outside of North America to \u201cAn Eye for an Eye\u201d are being handled by London-based Journeyman Pictures.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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