A Woman Without a Name

Feature - 88 min Broadcast - 59 min

Female inmates in a Tehran prison give a rare voice to their shocking crimes and punishments

A woman who killed her husband, a woman who killed her children, a woman who killed her rapist; along a dark corridor of prison cells, deep in Tehran, these women speak. With evocative cinematography, devastating interviews and remarkable access, this doc peels back the layers of the women's narratives, uncovering tales of coercion, abuse and drugs. All are victims of a male-dominated society, with the odds stacked against them from the start.

Festivals

CPH:DOX - Official Selection 2018

Golden Tree Documentary Festival - Official Selection 2018

Ocean City Film Festival – Official Selection 2018

Peloponnese Documentary Film Festival – Nominee for Best Film

Reviews and More

Watch a Q&A with director Farzad Khoshdast here.

CountryIran, Islamic Republic of
Running Time59:00
Date5 Nov, 2019
ProducerNegar Eskandarfar,
Dorri Rezaei,
Farzad Khoshdast,
NEGAR ESKANDARFAR
OriginalHD
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TRANSCRIPT

The Producers

Farzad Khoshdast - Director

Farzad Khoshdast was born in Mashhad, Iran on 28th June 1978. His grandfather, famous architect Shokrolah Khoshdast, taught him how to draw and paint, inspiring Farzad’s love for art from an early age. At 13, Farzad started acting in a professional theatre group, and at the age of 14, he made his first Super 8 film called “How hard is to Fly”. At art school he studied architecture for two years, followed by graphic design for another two years, before studying cinema at the Iran Cinema Institute. Farzad has made several documentary and feature films now, and he continually pursues his craft to create stories that speak to the world.

A Woman Without a Name

Female inmates in a Tehran prison give a rare voice to their shocking crimes and punishments

The Producers

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