Divorce Iranian Style (1998)

Original title

طلاق به سبک ایرانی

Directed by

Kim Longinotto, Ziba Mir-Hosseini

Genre

documentary film

Country

Iran, United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 20m

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows three Iranian couples as they go to court seeking divorces. It shows the legal hurdles and cultural pressures they face, especially for women. The film reveals how the court blends religious law with state procedures.

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What happens

Divorce Iranian Style is a 1998 documentary film directed by Kim Longinotto and Ziba Mir-Hosseini which chronicles the legal battles of three Iranian couples as they seek divorce in the Iranian court system. The film documents three couples as they go through the various legal processes and cultural barriers as they seek to file for divorce and highlights the poignant differences of men and women in the court system. The film also shows the complexity of blending religious law with a state run court system. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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