My Own 1000 Square Meters

An Iranian woman who has lived in the Netherlands for 17 years dreams of her own piece of land in her native country. Together with her parents, she looks for a suitable location in Iran and finds a parcel of rocky, dry desert land. In her mind, she sees a green oasis emerge there. In her father's garden, she helps strike cuttings of cacti for her future yard. On the soundtrack, we hear the elated messages that she leaves on the answering machines of people back at home in the Netherlands. During the course of the film, however, her messages lose their enthusiasm: political developments are getting in the way of her dream. (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam)