A Fox Under a Pink Moon review – Iranian teen refugee paints boldly imaginative self-portrait

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According to The Guardian, the film 'A Fox Under a Pink Moon', assembled from footage shot by Soraya Akhlaghi on her smartphone over five years, chronicles the perilous journey of the teenage refugee from Tehran to the Turkish borders and her forced returns. Starting at age 16, Akhlaghi documents her struggles with domestic violence and the harsh realities of migration, utilizing art and animation as a means of resilience and self-expression. Co-directed by Mehrdad Oskouei, the film highlights the imaginative force of a young creator navigating a Sisyphean existence, framing her migrant experience through a lens of both trauma and artistic hope.