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Women Without Men

Artist Shirin Neshat’s version of a banned novel depicts the experiences of four Iranian women in 1953, when the Shah was reinstated after a coup d’état

Drama 2009 96 mins

Director: Shirin Neshat

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Overview

Artist Shirin Neshat’s visually striking adaptation of a novel long banned in Iran charts the experiences of four Iranian women in 1953, the year when a coup d’état (backed by America and Britain) resulted in the reinstatement of the Shah. The political intersects with the personal in a tale of oppression and the quest for freedom from constraints of religion, sexual politics and imperialism.

Director

Shirin Neshat

Genres

Drama

Certificate

Contains strong nudity and images of self harm

Country

Germany

Language

Persian with English subtitles

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