The Hidden Half (2001)

Original title

نيمه پنهان

Directed by

Tahmineh Milani

Genre

drama film

Country

Iran

Runtime

1h 43m

Rating

5.1 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman writes a manuscript for her husband that recounts her hidden past as a politically active and romantic young woman. The story unfolds through her confessions and memories.

revealingintrospectiveconfessionalpoignantslow-pacedpersonalpoliticalearnest

What happens

The Hidden Half (Nimeh-ye Penhan; نيمه پنهان) is a 2001 drama film, written and directed by Iranian feminist Tahmineh Milani. The controversial film stars Niki Karimi, Mohammad Nikbin and Atila Pesyani. The story is told as a manuscript of Fereshteh Samimi's (Niki Karimi) life, revealing her politically active and romantic past life, to her husband (Mohammad Nikbin). The Hidden Half won the award for Best Screenplay in the Asia Pacific Film Festival in 2002. In 2001, the movie was nominated for the Golden Pyramid award from the Cairo International Film Festival, and won the award for Best Artistic Contribution, as well as being nominated for the PFS award from the Political Film Society in 2002. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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