Just a Woman (2002)
- Original title
- Juste une femme
- Directed by
- Mitra Farahani
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Iran, France
- Runtime
- 30 min
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This short documentary from 2002 follows women in Iran as they face daily fears about showing themselves as women. It also touches on the experiences of transgender individuals and the rejection and threats they endure.
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What happens
Juste une femme est un documentaire français de Mitra Farahani de 26 minutes, produit en 2002. Ce documentaire est un des tout premiers à évoquer la condition féminine en Iran, tout en abordant la transidentité dans ce pays, les craintes à se montrer en tant que femme, le rejet des autres, les menaces permanentes. Ce documentaire est sélectionné à la Berlinale 2002, au cours de laquelle il est récompensé par le prix spécial du jury aux Teddy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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