BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:26915@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:The Iron Island DTSTAMP:20260901T201058Z DTSTART:20260906T120000Z DESCRIPTION:A community living aboard a stranded ship is held together by a charismatic\ncaptain whose paternal authority slowly reveals itself as a system of control.\n\nA rusting oil tanker stranded in the Persian Gulf ha s become an unlikely home\nfor a community of poor and displaced families. Here\, children go to school\,\nmarriages are arranged\, livelihoods are built from scrap metal and oil\, and\nCaptain Nemat presides over it all. Charismatic\, paternal and increasingly\nauthoritarian\, he keeps the frag ile community together while quietly dismantling\nthe very ship on which t hey live.\n\nIn Iron Island\, Mohammad Rasoulof turns the tanker into a mi niature society and\na powerful allegory of life under authoritarian rule. The Captain offers\nprotection and stability\, but demands obedience in r eturn. When the young Ahmad\nfalls in love with a girl whom Nemat has prom ised to another man\, his refusal to\naccept the rules of the community br ings the Captain’s authority into sharp\nfocus. Meanwhile\, the ship itsel f is slowly sinking beneath them.\n\nMade in 2005\, Iron Island already co ntains many of the themes that would define\nRasoulof’s later work: the me chanisms of power\, obedience and punishment\, the\nrelationship between i ndividual freedom and collective order\, and the ways\nordinary people bec ome complicit in systems that ultimately threaten them. The\nfilm premiere d at Cannes in the Directors’ Fortnight.\n\nOn 4 September\, Mohammad Raso ulof joins us at De Balie for The Aesthetics of\nTyranny\n[https://debalie .nl/programma/mohammad-rasoulof-the-aesthetics-of-tyranny-04-09-2026/]\,\n a conversation about the representation of power and oppression in his wor k. In\nthe weeks that follow\, we present a small retrospective of Rasoulo f’s films\,\noffering the chance to discover his remarkable body of work o n the big screen.\n\nzo 20 sep / 14:00 Cinema\n\n\nTHERE IS NO EVIL\n\nhtt ps://debalie.nl/programma/there-is-no-evil-20-09-2026/\n\nFour stories rev eal the human cost of Iran’s death-penalty system\, as ordinary\npeople ar e forced to choose between obedience\, resistance and moral\nresponsibilit y. A husband returns home after a night shift. A young soldier\nstruggles with an order he cannot accept. A man living in isolation carries the\ncon sequences of a decision made years earlier.\n\nMeer Info [https://debalie. nl/programma/there-is-no-evil-20-09-2026/] Tickets\n[https://debalie.nl/pr ogramma/there-is-no-evil-20-09-2026/tickets] zo 27 sep /\n14:00 Cinema\n\n \nTHE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG\n\nhttps://debalie.nl/programma/the-seed-of-t he-sacred-fig-27-09-2026/\n\nWhen a judge’s service pistol disappears\, mo unting political unrest turns a\nTehran family against itself as suspicion \, fear and authoritarian power invade\ntheir home. Iman is appointed as a n investigating judge at Tehran’s\nRevolutionary Court. His promotion brin gs both prestige and a new burden – as\nprotests erupt across the country\ , he is expected to\n\nMeer Info [https://debalie.nl/programma/the-seed-of -the-sacred-fig-27-09-2026/]\nTickets\n[https://debalie.nl/programma/the-s eed-of-the-sacred-fig-27-09-2026/tickets] vr\n4 sep / 19:30 Geopolitiek & Mensenrechten Idee & Verbeelding\n\n\nMOHAMMAD RASOULOF: THE AESTHETICS OF TYRANNY\n\nhttps://debalie.nl/programma/mohammad-rasoulof-the-aesthetics- of-tyranny-04-09-2026/\n\nMohammad Rasoulof is considered one of the most important modern-day Iranian\nfilmmakers. In his films\, he exposes the in ner workings of the Iranian regime\nand shows how political oppression and corruption shape the everyday lives of\nIranians. Rasoulof’s films themse lves have also been marked by repression.\nDuring this edition of The Stat e of the World\,\n\nMeer Info\n[https://debalie.nl/programma/mohammad-raso ulof-the-aesthetics-of-tyranny-04-09-2026/]\nTickets\n[https://tickets.ntf pro.nl/nl-NL/Show/Details/State-of-the-World-2026-4-sep-134128] URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/the-iron-island GEO:52.3630433;4.8828596 LOCATION:De Balie - Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen 10\, 1017 RR Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,cinema,community,film,leidseplein,live,metal,s tories X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

A community living aboard a strande d ship is held together by a charismatic captain whose paternal authority slowly reveals itself as a system of control.

A rusting oi l tanker stranded in the Persian Gulf has become an unlikely home for a co mmunity of poor and displaced families. Here, children go to school, marri ages are arranged, livelihoods are built from scrap metal and oil, and Cap tain Nemat presides over it all. Charismatic, paternal and increasingly au thoritarian, he keeps the fragile community together while quietly dismant ling the very ship on which they live.

In Iron Island, Moh ammad Rasoulof turns the tanker into a miniature society and a powerful al legory of life under authoritarian rule. The Captain offers protection and stability, but demands obedience in return. When the young Ahmad falls in love with a girl whom Nemat has promised to another man, his refusal to a ccept the rules of the community brings the Captain’s authority into sharp focus. Meanwhile, the ship itself is slowly sinking beneath them.

Made in 2005, Iron Island already contains many of the themes tha t would define Rasoulof’s later work: the mechanisms of power, obedience a nd punishment, the relationship between individual freedom and collective order, and the ways ordinary people become complicit in systems that ultim ately threaten them. The film premiered at Cannes in the Directors’ Fortni ght.

On 4 September, Mohammad Rasoulof joins us at De Balie for The Aesthetics of Tyranny, a conversation about the representation of power and oppression in his wor k. In the weeks that follow, we present a small retrospective of Rasoulof’ s films, offering the chance to discover his remarkable body of work on th e big screen.

zo 20 sep / 14:00 Cinema

There Is No Evil

Four stories reveal the human cost of Iran’s deat h-penalty system, as ordinary people are forced to choose between obedienc e, resistance and moral responsibility. A husband returns home after a nig ht shift. A young soldier struggles with an order he cannot accept. A man living in isolation carries the consequences of a decision made years earl ier.

Meer Info Tickets zo 27 sep / 14:00 Cinema

The Seed of the Sacred Fig

When a judge’s service pistol disappears, mounting po litical unrest turns a Tehran family against itself as suspicion, fear and authoritarian power invade their home. Iman is appointed as an investigat ing judge at Tehran’s Revolutionary Court. His promotion brings both prest ige and a new burden – as protests erupt across the country, he is expecte d to

Meer Info Tickets vr 4 sep / 19:30 Geopolitiek & Mensenrechten I dee & Verbeelding

Mohammad Rasoulof: The Aesthetics of Tyranny< /h3>

Mohammad Rasoulof is co nsidered one of the most important modern-day Iranian filmmakers. In his f ilms, he exposes the inner workings of the Iranian regime and shows how po litical oppression and corruption shape the everyday lives of Iranians. Ra soulof’s films themselves have also been marked by repression. During this edition of The State of the World,

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