SYNOPSIS
As Bolivia stages the 50th anniversary of Ernesto "Che" Guevara's death, Julia, an old countryside teacher, is invited to share her historical story with the world: Giving a bowl of soup to the captured guerrilla in her classroom, while he recited a poem about flowers to her a few hours before his death. The invitation is withdrawn soon after, as other women step forward, claiming the story of "the soup and the flower" as their own.
Awards
Special Jury Award – Best First Feature, Best Cinematography | Tallinn Black Nights IFF, Estonia, 2019
CAST & CREW
Bahman Tavoosi
Director
Producer(s)
Aonan Yang, Andreas Mendritzky
Script
Bahman Tavoosi
Director of Photography
Nicolas Taborga
Production designer
Rodrigo Alvarez
Music by
Eric LeMieux, André Moisan, Jean-Fabien Schneider, Thomas Leslie, Pierre Messier
Sound
Matt Sherman, Luis Villa Gomez
Edit
Lucas Villegas, Bahman Tavoosi
Cast
Jose Duran, Barbara Flores, Jorge Hidalgo, Nelson Tapia Echalar, Susana Condori
Production company(ies)
Green Ground, La Gacela Ciega, Fire Twins, Nirvana, Peacock Films
Bahman Tavoosi
Bahman Tavoosi began his career as a journalist and filmmaker at the age of 18 in Iran, in the capital city of Tehran. After making a few short films, Tavoosi moved to Canada where he directed the feature documentary Dress Rehearsal for an Execution. The film received nominations and awards from more than 50 film festivals among them Hot Docs. The Names of the Flowers is Tavoosi’s first feature fiction film.
Filmography
Bon voyage (2000, short), Human Documentary (2002, short), The Darkroom (2004, short), The Republic of (A) (2009, short), Ode to Joy (2010, short,), Dress Rehearsal for an Execution (2013, doc.), The Names of the Flowers (2019).
