this is an excellent documentary about women in contemporary Iran. The documentary starts out following the enthusiastic campaigning of a bunch of young people (including the director's daughter) during the 2001 presidential elections in Iran. But then the focus shifts towards the women who wanted to run for president themselves (none of their candidacies were eventually accepted by the organising committee). The director follows one woman in particular, a single mother who is struggling (and struggling very hard) to make ends meet in a conservative society dominated by men. It's a moving portrait of the immense courage of one woman who, against all odds, never gives up fighting for a better future for her daughter and herself.
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