Arman (Shayan Arendt) is an 11-year-old Iranian boy who moves to Luxembourg with his family and is confronted with the difficulties of being an immigrant child. On his first day of school, he meets the Luxembourgish girl Elisa (Elise Krieps) who is subject to bullying and with whom he has no language in common. Using food, music, language and their inherent curiosity to their advantage, the two children grow beyond the language barrier and form a true friendship. However, just as they get closer, a big misunderstanding threatens to drive them apart.
Cast/Avec
Shayan Arendt
Elise Krieps
Yalda Rahmanian
Shayan Mehr
Claudine Ury
Renelde Pierlot
Magaly Teixeira
Roxanne Peguet
Jérôme Funk
Nora Koenig
Screenplay
Kiyan Agadjani
Cinematographer
Anselm Havu
Sound
Arnaud Mellet
Vincent Habay
Trailer and photos
Arman & Elisa
Arman & Elisa
Arman & Elisa
Kiyan AGADJANI
Born in Luxembourg to Iranian parents, Kiyan Agadjani found his way to the arts first through classical piano, which was soon replaced with a love for the silver screen. In 2016, he was a jury member of the Giornate Degli Autori during the Venice Film Festival, after which he decided to become a filmmaker. He moves to the UK in 2018, where he studies filmmaking at the University of Kent and makes his first short film George Barton (2021). In 2021, Kiyan returns to Luxembourg, where he works as screenwriter, director and assistant director. His latest short Arman & Elisa (2023) won the award for Best Short at the Austin Film Festival, which qualified him for the 2025 Academy Awards. With his newest film Linda, Linda! (2025), Kiyan takes a shift from two social dramas to a genre film, all while trying to stay true to what matters to him the most: telling the little stories of society for the big screens of cinema.
