How to Be a Woman in Iran
How to Be a Woman in Iran
Arabic. Directed by Mahnaz Mohammadi & Vanessa Bowles.
Through a remarkable archive secretly filmed over two decades, exiled filmmaker Mahnaz Mohammadi retraces the rise of Iran’s women’s movement, and its eventual suppression. Follow the story of her own journey through surveillance, imprisonment and resistance, and a powerful exploration of womanhood, friendship and survival in a society that is pervaded by gender restrictions.
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How to Be a Woman in Iran was directed by Mahnaz Mohammadi and Vanessa Bowles.