• Director(s):

    KEY (HORMUZ)

  • Producer(s):

    ARTE FRANCE, LILITH PRODUCTION / EDITIONS DU LINTEAU

  • Territories:

    Worldwide.

  • Production year:

    2001

  • Language(s):

    German, French

  • Rights:

    NON-THEATRICAL, TV

This is a documentary about girls' education in modern Iran and the impact it is having on the family and in social and economic terms, and about trend towards female emancipation in Iran.

Despite the efforts of radical Muslim movements and some sections of government to limit their freedom, Iranian women are feeling more in control of their lives and taking a more active part in society than ever before.
The film provides an overview of the issue, exploring the lives of girls and women in a village, a town and the capital city. Even in such widely differing contexts, similarities emerge, and the fine-shading and level of detail in this composite portrait help us understand how the social position of women is evolving in Iran without falling into the trap of oversimplification.