Our Opening Film 2025

On 6 November, we will celebrate the opening of the 74th IFFMH with the German premiere of ›Inside Amir‹ by Iranian director Amir Azizi, who will be attending the festival with his team. In a remarkably understated manner, Amir Azizi tells the story of a young man at a pivotal moment in his life. Amir is ready to leave everything behind – his hometown of Tehran, his family and friends, his routine – for a new life in Italy. His girlfriend is already there. But he finds it difficult to say goodbye. Amid quiet moments, everyday encounters and unspoken questions, a sensitive portrait of a conflicted individual emerges. In ›Inside Amir‹, Azizi depicts migration not as a form of escape or as drama, but as an existential decision between putting down roots and starting a new life