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Watch Angélique Kidjo’s Powerful Visual For ‘How Can I Tell You?’
Watch Angélique Kidjo’s Powerful Visual For ‘How Can I Tell You?’
The moving song was written for the documentary, ‘Nasrin,’ which chronicles the work and life of Iranian activist Nasrin Sotoudeh.
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Angélique Kidjo released a moving visual for “How Can I Tell You?,” an original song written for the forthcoming documentary
Nasrin, which chronicles the life and work of Iranian activist, human rights lawyer, and political prisoner, Nasrin Sotoudeh. Premiering January 26, the inspiring feature was secretly filmed over four years.
“How Can I Tell You?” was written by the Tony Award-winning team of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (
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The documentary “Nasrin” is an intimate profile of Iranian attorney and human rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh. Allowed surprising access to Sotudeh’s life, the film achieves stirring results if not an always fluid narrative.
The 57-year-old Sotoudeh began her career working in a bank and doing journalism on the side, which is how she met her husband, Reza Khandan, a graphic designer. Inspired by an interview with noted human rights lawyer and later Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi, Sotoudeh earned a license to practice law, specializing in protecting children’s rights, including high-profile cases of prisoners sentenced to death for alleged crimes committed as minors.