I Plant My Hand in the Garden Vanguard
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On the heels of their Belgrade nuptials and with a child on the way, Boris and Hoda (played by real-life actor-writer-director duo Boris Hadžija and Hoda Taheri) are a young couple ready to embark on a new chapter of their lives in Berlin. Boris is a gay man hailing from Serbia; Hoda an Iranian refugee; together, they choose to build a life that’s unique to them. With the last of their bureaucratic hurdles out of the way and Hoda’s EU passport in hand, they relax into a more unconventional lifestyle, slowly building their nest while indulging in casual sexual encounters on the side.
Hadžija and Taheri lean on their own experiences in this idiosyncratic docufiction that flips the script on immigrant narratives. I Plant My Hand in the Garden sidesteps melodrama, instead drawing on generational wisdom, dinner table and bedside conversations, and characters that refuse to be defined by societal expectations. This is reflected in its formal playfulness, with plotlines that glitch and reset on a whim.
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On the heels of their Belgrade nuptials and with a child on the way, Boris and Hoda (played by real-life actor-writer-director duo Boris Hadžija and Hoda Taheri) are a young couple ready to embark on a new chapter of their lives in Berlin. Boris is a gay man hailing from Serbia; Hoda an Iranian refugee; together, they choose to build a life that’s unique to them. With the last of their bureaucratic hurdles out of the way and Hoda’s EU passport in hand, they relax into a more unconventional lifestyle, slowly building their nest while indulging in casual sexual encounters on the side.
Hadžija and Taheri lean on their own experiences in this idiosyncratic docufiction that flips the script on immigrant narratives. I Plant My Hand in the Garden sidesteps melodrama, instead drawing on generational wisdom, dinner table and bedside conversations, and characters that refuse to be defined by societal expectations. This is reflected in its formal playfulness, with plotlines that glitch and reset on a whim.
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