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Women's Prison

Original title: Zendan-e zanan
  • 2002
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
1K
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Women's Prison (2002)
Drama

Spanning 18 years in an Iranian women's prison, this follows two women: the new prison warden, a tough as nails devout Muslim who has served in the army on the Iraqi front, and a young midwi... Read allSpanning 18 years in an Iranian women's prison, this follows two women: the new prison warden, a tough as nails devout Muslim who has served in the army on the Iraqi front, and a young midwife, Mitra, who is serving her sentence for killing her mother's abusive husband. In the ea... Read allSpanning 18 years in an Iranian women's prison, this follows two women: the new prison warden, a tough as nails devout Muslim who has served in the army on the Iraqi front, and a young midwife, Mitra, who is serving her sentence for killing her mother's abusive husband. In the early years, Mitra is repeatedly punished as the warden tries to break her. This includes pu... Read all

  • Director
    • Manijeh Hekmat
  • Writers
    • Manijeh Hekmat
    • Farid Mostafavi
  • Stars
    • Roya Nonahali
    • Roya Teymourian
    • Pegah Ahangarani
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Manijeh Hekmat
    • Writers
      • Manijeh Hekmat
      • Farid Mostafavi
    • Stars
      • Roya Nonahali
      • Roya Teymourian
      • Pegah Ahangarani
    • 3User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Roya Nonahali
    Roya Nonahali
    • Mitra
    Roya Teymourian
    Roya Teymourian
    • Warden
    Pegah Ahangarani
    Pegah Ahangarani
    • Sepideh
    Golab Adineh
    Golab Adineh
    Shahin Alizadeh
    Maryam Boubani
    Maryam Boubani
    Farkhondeh Farmanizadeh
    Soosan Parvar
    Marzieh Sadraei
    Maedeh Tahmasebi
    • Director
      • Manijeh Hekmat
    • Writers
      • Manijeh Hekmat
      • Farid Mostafavi
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      Manijeh Hekmat's directorial film debut.

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    8/10

    Women's Prison

    Having lived in the Middle East in various parts for over 15 years and having an American friend who as part of the church group visits prisoners in the ladies gaol in Bahrain, I was intrigued to watch this movie.

    I am also an avid fan of art-house and foreign films as the topics are of much greater interest to me in showing the living conditions, the lives and emotions of the people in a country in minute detail.

    Having watched a number of Iranian movies, I found this film extremely interesting due to the contrast of the Islamic women in charge of the prison against the women behind bars. In particular, the relationship changes over 17 years, between Mitra and Tehereh, and the mutual respect that eventually builds between them.

    The film was well acted and atmospheric in its portrayal of life in Iran and the difficulties its women encounter and the prejudice and suppression they live under daily.

    I highly recommend this film for anyone interested in the intricacies of some womens life in the Middle East, the exploration of balance of power within a prison and how over a period of time this can change.
    • cm-brown
    • Mar 31, 2007
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    • Release date
      • August 7, 2002 (Iran)
    • Country of origin
      • Iran
    • Language
      • Persian
    • Also known as
      • Ženski zatvor
    • Filming locations
      • Tehran, Iran
    • Production companies
      • Bamdad Film
      • Omid Film
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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