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WOMEN WITHOUT MEN

Director:

  Shirin Neshat
  

Year Released:

  2009

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

4 out of 5

4 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Mina Azarian
  Pegah Ferydoni
  Shabnam Toloui
  Orsolya Tóth
  Essa Zahir
Movie Haiku:Based on Shahrnoush Parsipour novel: 4 women in Iran during the time of the 1953 military coup that cemented the Shah''''s power. Munis (Toloui) is the most politically engaged, but her story ends in tragedy after her brother forces her into an arranged marriage. The others retreat to a mystical orchard as violence rages around them.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  Yes

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2010