The singer and actress Googoosh has been an iconic pioneer of pop culture for over 50 years. Her father, an acrobat and artist, already put her on stage at the age of three and she quickly became a child star. Googoosh’s singing inspired composers to create a new style of pop music, mixing Persian poetry with blues, jazz, Latin, rock and disco music. Her chansons became international hits, and she was a cult figure on the pop scene in the 1970s. This documentary tells of her eventful life and her astonishing international comeback in 2000. When the young girl Mahsa Amini died in the custody of the vice squad in September 2022, Googoosh demonstrated public solidarity with the struggle of the young generation of rebelling against the regime. She is today a symbol of hope and resistance, her life a testimony to the Iranian struggle for freedom and humanity.
