Dans la gueule de l'ogre (2026)
Director: Mahsa Karampour
My brother Siavash lives a life of adventure I can barely comprehend—so distant from my own. I’ve just become French, while he’s on the verge of becoming American. Far from the Iran where we were born, we’re both trying to find a middle ground.
More About This Film
Dans la gueule de l'ogre is a French documentary about siblings Mahsa and Siavash Karampour, whose lives have moved in very different directions since leaving Iran. Mahsa has built a life in France while Siavash, an Iranian punk musician and exile, prepares for a new life in the United States.
The film follows their reunion across New York and American highways, using music, travel and memories of Tehran to explore family, exile and the changing meaning of home. Mahsa Karampour directs and appears alongside her brother, creating an unusually intimate portrait of a sibling relationship.
- Mahsa Karampour directed and co-wrote the film with Maya Haffar.
- Siavash Karampour appears as himself alongside his sister.
- The film was selected for ACID Cannes 2026.
- Les Films du Bilboquet produced the documentary.
- The film runs for approximately 86 to 87 minutes.