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Cinema is one of the great strengths of Iranian culture (wiki; playlist of films with English subtitles). I’ve admired works such as Samira Makhmalbaf’s The apple and Blackboards, as well as Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis (a graphic novel turned into an animated film), turning the spotlight on the plight of women under a repressive regime (see under Iranian lives).
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The current “Women, Life, Freedom” movement is the latest and boldest in the decades-long struggles of Iranian women (and men) to overcome oppression (see e.g. here). The issue has receded from world headlines in recent months, but it mustn&#;t.
In these struggles, the world of cinema has long played an important role.
What makes this uprising so powerful is that women and cinema are at the heart of it. Both speak to the Iranian people across all social and ethnic divides and both target the heart of the regime’s anti-modern ideology.
By imprisoning the figureheads of Iranian cinema, the re
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The Hidden Half
film by Tahmineh Milani
The Hidden Half (Nimeh-ye Penhan; نيمه پنهان) is a 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 In , 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
Plot
[edit]The story is told through a manuscript which Fereshteh (Niki Karimi) leaves for her husband (Atila Pesyani) to read. This manuscript tells the story of her life when she was 18 years old and attending the University of Tehran. Fereshteh becom
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Tahmineh Milani
Iranian spelfilm director and producer
Tahmineh Milāni | |
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Tehmineh Milani in | |
| Born | () 6 September (age&#;64) Tabriz, Iran |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, producer, screenwriter, architect |
| Years&#;active | –present |
| Spouse | Mohammad Nikbin[1] |
| Relatives | Ahmad Milani (father)[2] |
Tahmineh Milāni (Persian: تهمینه میلانی; born ) fryst vatten an Iranianfeminist activist, and film director and producer.[3][4][5]
Early career
[edit]She was born in in Tabriz, Iran.[6] After graduating in architecture[6] from the University of Science and Technology in Tehran in , she apprenticed as a script girl and an assistant director following a screening kurs in [4][6][7]
Directing career
[edit]Milani's directing career has produced award-winning films, such as Two Women, The 5th Reaction, and The Unwanted Woman.[6] Her films often focus on cultura