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Middle East Movie Night – Women In Film (A double bill of films about Middle Eastern women)

DIVORCE IRANIAN STYLE

Directed by Ziba Mir-Hosseini | 1998 | Iran | 80 min |

Type of film: Documentary/Gender | Persian with English Subtitles | Rating PG

Divorce Iranian Style, takes us into a divorce court where directors Ziba Mir-Hosseini and Kim Longinotto spent several weeks deftly documenting the intricacies of marital relations and gender politics in Iranian culture. The film focuses on women in the Imam Khomeini Judicial Complex in Tehran who are trying to divorce their husbands, a highly controversial and difficult endeavour. The filmmakers were allowed unprecedented access and took a vérité approach, letting the activities of the court tell the story. The situations of the women seeking divorce vary, but throughout this exceptional film one thing remains clear: all the women are strong, determined, and outspoken, an image of Iranian women heretofore not seen in the West.

There was a post-show discussion by Prof Lilia Labidi.

Registration Desk opened from 7pm onwards. Participants were reminded to arrive early to avoid a delay of the screening.