Divorce Iranian Style
Awards (click to collapse)
Biarritz International Festival of Audiovisual Programming, France (1999) – Winner: Silver FIPA: Reports and Social Issues
BAFTA Awards, UK (2000) – Winner: Flaherty Documentary Award (TV)
Chicago International Film Festival, USA (1998) – Winner: Silver Hugo: Best Documentary
San Francisco International Film Festival, USA (1999) – Winner: Golden Spire: Film & Video – Society and Culture-International
Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival, Japan (1999) – Winner: FIPRESCI Prize
Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival, Japan (1999) – Nominated: Robert and Frances Flaherty Prize
Winner of twelve international awards, this documentary is set in a courtroom in central Tehran and follows a number of women who come before a non-plussed judge and, by turn, use whatever they can—reason, argument, charm, outrage, pleas for sympathy, patience—to secure their rights. With the barest of commentary and fly-on-the-wall invisibility, the camera is turned on the court and lets it tell its own story. A fascinating look, by turns unintentionally funny and heartbreaking, into the workings of a surprisingly outspoken and humane Islamic Republic.
Film Stills
Previous Festivals
Yamagata Int’l Doc FF, Japan (1999)
San Francisco Int’l FF, USA (1999)
Chicago Int’l FF, USA (1998)
Biarritz International Festival of Audiovisual Programming, France (1999)
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