WOMEN WITHOUT MEN (Zanan-e bedun-e mardan) (Iranian)
The Story:
Set against the tumultuous backdrop of Iran's 1953 CIA-backed coup d'état, the destinies of four women converge in a beautiful orchard garden, where they find independence, solace and companionship.
Munis (Shabnam Tolouei) is a budding feminist who refuses to hew to the circumscribed roles for women prescribed by her tyrannical brother. Her friend Faezeh (Pegah Ferydoni) is a more timid woman inspired by Munis' acts of rebellion. Zarin (Orsi Toth) is a prostitute who flees the brothel where she works. Finally, an older woman, Fakhri (Arita Shahrzad), the unhappy wife of a powerful Iranian general, leaves her husband to live in a beautiful country orchard where the other women also seek refuge. But the military coup eventually intrudes on their peaceful idyll.
Starring:
Pegah Ferydoni, Arita Shahrzad, Shabnam Tolouei, Orsi Toth, Navid Akhavan, Bijan Daneshmand
Directed By:
Shirin Neshat and Shoja Azari
Release:
2010
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