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Théâtre Montansier - 4211 km
From Thursday 19 to Saturday 21 February 2026
Thursday, Friday, Saturday
20:30 to 22:00
Location : Théâtre Montansier
Destination
13 Rue des Réservoirs
78000
Versailles
GPS coordinates
Latitude : 48.808028
Longitude : 2.124396
Event Organizer
Théâtre Montansier
Location
Théâtre Montansier
13 Rue des Réservoirs
78000
Versailles
Presentation
“4211 km” is the distance between Paris and Tehran, the same distance covered by Mina and Fereydoun, who came to France to take refuge after a revolution stolen from them.
“When we left, we thought it was for 6 months, but it's been 35 years.”
Their daughter Yalda, born in Paris, tells us. Their life in exile, their fight for freedom, the love of a country and the hope of a return.
Yalda wanders between her two worlds: her family - dreamers, survivors, heroes who never complain - and the outside world in which she is desperately seeking her place.
How can she live with her heritage in a society at odds with her culture and ideals? She opens up about the weight of the past, her sense of duty to remember, her anger, her anxieties, her abysmal desire to go to Iran, her quest for identity.
It's the story of a heritage that we love and hate, the story of men and women trying to find a new path.
“4,211 km” is a reflection on uprootedness, heritage and identity. This story bears witness to the lives of thousands of Iranians who fled after a Revolution that became the Islamic Revolution. It reminds us of the importance of our democracies and raises questions. What would we do if our country fell into the hands of extremists? Who would we become if we had to go into exile?
Written and directed by Aïla Navidi, scenography by Caroline Frachet, lighting by Gaspard Gauthier, sound and video by Erwann Kerroc'h, choreography by Alfonso Baron, with Florian Chauvet, Thomas Drelon, Céline Laugier, Aïla Navidi, Olivia Pavlou-Graham, Damien Sobieraff.
Their daughter Yalda, born in Paris, tells us. Their life in exile, their fight for freedom, the love of a country and the hope of a return.
Yalda wanders between her two worlds: her family - dreamers, survivors, heroes who never complain - and the outside world in which she is desperately seeking her place.
How can she live with her heritage in a society at odds with her culture and ideals? She opens up about the weight of the past, her sense of duty to remember, her anger, her anxieties, her abysmal desire to go to Iran, her quest for identity.
It's the story of a heritage that we love and hate, the story of men and women trying to find a new path.
“4,211 km” is a reflection on uprootedness, heritage and identity. This story bears witness to the lives of thousands of Iranians who fled after a Revolution that became the Islamic Revolution. It reminds us of the importance of our democracies and raises questions. What would we do if our country fell into the hands of extremists? Who would we become if we had to go into exile?
Written and directed by Aïla Navidi, scenography by Caroline Frachet, lighting by Gaspard Gauthier, sound and video by Erwann Kerroc'h, choreography by Alfonso Baron, with Florian Chauvet, Thomas Drelon, Céline Laugier, Aïla Navidi, Olivia Pavlou-Graham, Damien Sobieraff.
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