When God Sleeps (2017)

Plot

Iranian musician Shahin Najafi seeks refuge in Cologne, Germany, following intense backlash from clerics after the release of his provocative song that denounces human rights violations. The backlash escalates into a fatwa, forcing Najafi to abandon his homeland to escape the threats against his life. As he navigates his new life in Germany, he grapples with the consequences of his art and the challenges of exile, highlighting the power of music as both a form of resistance and a means of survival in oppressive circumstances.