Women Without Men
95 min.
Based on a banned Iranian novella, this film takes place in 1953, when the CIA helped overthrow the democratically elected government and put the Shah in power. Against this tumultuous backdrop, four women's lives converge in a garden where they find strength, peace, and companionship.
Director(s): Shirin Neshat, Shoja Azari
Writer(s): Shoja Azari, Shirin Neshat, Shahrnoush Parsipour, Steven Henry Madoff
Cast: Shabnam Toloui, Pegah Ferydoni, Arita Shahrzad, Orsolya Tóth, Navid Navid, Bijan Daneshmand, Essa Zahir
Release Date: 2009  
Keyword: Iran, sexism, protest, revolution, feminist
Target Age: Adult
Category: human rights
Documentary: no
Language: Persian, English
Reviewer's Name: Ellie
Review: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1498887/
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