Angels of the House of Sun

2009 53 min

Overview

Angels in the House of Sun remains one of Rakhshan Banietemad’s most articulate critiques of the treatment of women in contemporary Iranian society. Male-on-female violence is an all-too-common occurrence in Iran. It’s part of a wider exploration of gender imbalance that permeates so much of Banietemad’s work. Here, the filmmaker journeys into the backstreets of one of the poorer districts of Tehran, to a shelter where women can find safety, community and a sense of belonging with others who understand their situation – whose lives have been marked by suffering and humiliation.

Genres

Documentary

Production Countries

Iran

Spoken Languages

Persian fa

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Cast

Lili Arshad

Soroor Monshizadeh

Crew

Rakhshan Banietemad

Director

Gelareh Kiazand

Cinematography

Rakhshan Banietemad

Producer

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