In her feature-film debut, renowned visual artist Shirin Neshat offers an exquisitely crafted view of Iran in 1953, when a British- and American-backed coup removed the democratically elected government. Adapted from the novel by Iranian author Shahrnush Parsipur, the film weaves together the stories of five individual women during those traumatic days, whose experiences are shaped by their faith and the social structures in place. With a camera that floats effortlessly through the lives of the women and the beautiful countryside of Iran, Neshat explores the social, political, and psychological dimensions and reflect while the complex intellectual and religious forces shaping their world linger in the air around them. Looking at Iran from Neshat’s point of view allows us to see the larger picture and realize that the human community resembles different organs of one body, created from a common essence. (Fully subtitled)

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Directors: Shirin Neshat, Shoja Azari

Cast: Navíd Akhavan, Mina Azarian, Bijan Daneshmand, Shabnam Toloui, Orsolya Tóth, Rahi Daneshmand, Salma Daneshmand, Pegah Ferydoni, Arita Shahrzad, Tahmoures Tehrani Essa Zahir

MPAA Rating: NR

Run Time: 1hr 35mins

Release Year: 2009

Country Of Origin: Germany

Studio: Laemmle/Zeller Films

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