Voices of Bam (2006)

Name: Voices of Bam
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2006-01-01

1h 30m

Running Time

Plot.

Two Dutch filmmakers travel to the Iranian city of Bam to chronicle the aftermath of a December 2006 earthquake that claimed 43,000 lives and left 60,000 homeless. Survivors reflect on the catastrophe in voice-over narration that's accompanied by images of a wrecked metropolis fighting to pull itself back together. The gripping documentary received its North American premiere at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival.

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Cast & Crew.

Willemijn Cerutti

Line Producer

Bahram Farhadtooski

Producer

Jeroen Goeijers

Editor

Frank van den Engel

Producer

Maasja Ooms

Writer / Camera Operator / Director

Laura Bonkers

Producer

Aliona van der Horst

Scenario Writer / Director

Stefan Kamp

Editor

Harry de Wit

Composer

Details.

Release Date

January 1, 2006

Original Name

Stemmen van Bam

Status

Released

Running Time

1h 30m

Genres

Documentary

Last updated: 2025-02-14

Wiki.

Voices of Bam (Dutch: Stemmen van Bam / Persian: صداهای بم) is a 2006 Dutch-made documentary feature film about 2003 Bam earthquake. The film was produced and directed by Dutch filmmakers Aliona van der Horst.

The film is inspired by photographs that were recovered from the town's debris, the only tangible mementoes left of life before the earthquake.