Through its highly accomplished mise-en-scene - its performances, cinematography and editing, this film brought us inside an often very closed country and culture in a very direct, authentic and visceral way. The attention to cinematic craft shown by the director and his team immensely strengthened -- and immersed us in -- a vivid portrayal of the ways in which women and girls continue to struggle for equality and respect around the world and the extremely difficult challenges and choices they face when trying to do so.