The Muscles Are Tense

The Muscles Are Tense

2026
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Overview

At a demonstration in Berlin against the genocide in Gaza and the German arms supplies contributing to it, protestors are violently arrested, wrestled to the ground, sprayed with pepper spray and captured on camera. This essay pauses those overwhelming moments and isolates what is happening in order to examine it. Drawing from Fanon and Butler, among others, it offers a pointed interrogation of double standards, the state’s monopoly on violence and protesting under constant surveillance.

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Countries
Germany Iran
Spoken Languages
Arabic English German

Quick Facts

Release Date January 31, 2026
Status Released
Language EN

Cast

Key Crew

Mahshid Mahboubifar
Director

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