«Sardar»; a legend from the land of the leaderless, a story of the society’s hidden violence

🔸Recently, the play «Sardar», written by Mahmoud Shakarollahi, a French-Iranian writer, was staged in one of the cities in France. The story of this play, presented in the form of a fable, unfolds a strange and imaginary world before the audience, but behind this narrative it alludes to issues and realities of the modern world.

🔸What connection can this allegorical story have with today’s society in Iran—its experience of violence and repression, and the question of individuality and resistance?

🔸The tale of «Sardar», which begins with this simple yet striking image, is in fact the story of a child different from others who, under pressure from the villagers, is forced to leave his homeland, because the residents see in the fact that he has “a head” a sign of the approach of great misfortunes.

🔸Read the full version of this report on the Radio Farda website.