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Divorce Iranian Style

1989 / 80 minutes

Directed by: Kim Longinotto

Anthropologist: Ziba Mir-Hosseini

Country of production: United Kingdom

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This film is set in the Family Law Courts in central Tehran. The three main characters are Jamileh who punishes her husband for beating her, Ziba, a 16 year old girl who is trying to get a divorce from her 38 year old husband, and Maryam who is fighting for the custody of her daughters. The film moves away from portraying Iran as a country of war, hostages and Fatwas. It concentrates instead on ordinary women who come to this court to try and transform their lives.

Language and subtitles: Persian with English Subtitles

Location(s) depicted: Teheran

Region: Middle and Near East

Country: Iran

Keywords: Marriage Gender Role and Identity Law and Legislation / Bureaucracy Family / Kinship

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