Morteza Tavakoli

Abdul Rahman, an African prince who was sold into slavery, spent four decades in servitude before an amazing coincidence took him to the White House to meet President John Quincy Adams, where he was granted his freedom. Mos Def narrates this PBS documentary that includes reenactments of scenes from Rahman's life and interviews with historians who discuss the conditions faced by slaves in early America.

The lives of three strong-willed women and a young musician cross paths in Tehran’s schizophrenic society where sex, adultery, corruption, prostitution and drugs coexist with strict religious law. In this bustling modern metropolis, avoiding prohibition has become an everyday sport and breaking taboos can be a means of personal emancipation.

I am not free. There is a structure in my mind that imprisons me. This structure is the world. I obey certain laws. I could be punished. I cannot act upon my sexual desires. I cannot find the resources I need to create my art. I cannot stop war. I cannot live without money.

I love Vienna is a social comedy that explores the clash of cultures and values.

Out of the underground archives and the emblematic figures of these avant-garde movements, featuring Steve Ben Israel of the Living Theater, the puppet creator Peter Schumann, the photographer Alain Dister, the American black dramatist Amiri Baraka and a hypnotic ride, punctuated by the electrified performances of Jimi Hendrix.

The Salzburg police duo Heilmayr and Merana is looking for the murderer of a noble call girl.

20-year-old Rocco (Morteza Tavakoli) wants to strike out on his own and break out of his family’s rigid life. Through the friendship of Max (Ronald Rudoll) and Leila (Anna Franziska Srna), who are working on opening a bar, Roccco’s dream of a “normal life” becomes a possibility. But Rocco is equally drawn to the cool appearance of criminal Bobo (Ronald Hein. By the time Rocco realizes what is behind Bobo’s friendly exterior however, his life has already spun out of control.

Schnell ermittelt - Schuld

Angelika Schnell is the head of homicide and living proof that chaos is just another form of order. Nevertheless, she is a brilliant investigator - even if her methods are sometimes quite unconventional: In addition to hard facts, she also allows her distinctive inner voice to apply, which often leads to incomprehensible but very important conclusions...

SOKO Donau is an Austrian television series.

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