Femininity (film) (2021)

Original title

ZANANEGI

Directed by

Mohsen Ostad Ali Makhmalbaf

Genre

documentary film

Runtime

1h 24m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary takes place at the only night shelter for homeless women in Tehran. It follows five residents as they deal with trauma, addiction, and social stigma while trying to rebuild their lives.

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What happens

Femininity (Persian: زنانگی, romanized: Zananegi); is a 2019 Iranian feature documentary film written and directed by Mohsen Ostad Ali and produced by Ostad Ali and Alireza Alavian under the Sana Production banner. The film is set in Tehran's only night shelter for homeless women and follows five residents—Sanaz, Saeedeh, Tala, Ladan, and Behesht—as they struggle to rebuild their lives amid trauma, addiction, and social stigma. It has been described by critics as an intimate, humanistic portrayal of marginalized women in Iran, focusing on resilience and solidarity. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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