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It's Always Late for Freedom (2007)

It's Always Late for Freedom poster
Original title
Hamishe Baraye Azadi Dir Ast
Directed by
Mehrdad Oskouei
Genre
documentary film
Country
Iran
Runtime
52 min
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows three teenage boys living in a correctional facility in Tehran. The film shows them as casualties of widespread social issues like addiction, poverty and family breakdown in Iran.

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What happens

It's Always Late for Freedom is a 2008 Iranian documentary directed by Mehrdad Oskouei. The film depicts the life of three teenager boys in Tehran House of Correction. They are portrayed as victims of serious social problems such as addiction, poverty and divorce, which the Iranian society is faced with. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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