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Two Women (Do Zan) (1998)

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Writer and director Tahmineh Milani presents a feminist message which is unusually strong for an Iranian film -- so much so that it took seven years for the screenplay to be passed by state censors. Do Zan/Two Women concerns two friends who meet while attending college in Tehran, Fereshteh (Niki Karimi) and Roya (Marila Zare'i). Fereshteh is being stalked by an obviously psychotic young man, who has threatened her at knife-point. Fereshteh tries to laugh it off, telling the lunatic that she and

Unrated, 1 hr. 35 min.

Art House & International, Drama

Directed By: Tahmineh Milani

Written By: Tahmineh Milani

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1999 Wide

On DVD: Oct 29, 2002

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Two Women deals in the details of daily life in post-revolutionary Iran: In the unspoken ways that a woman's duties, her clothing, her behavior, who she speaks to, what she says, all express her servitude in a male-dominated society.

November 13, 2001 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times

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Roger Ebert

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It's an incredible story about the unimaginable suffering of one woman...

January 27, 2003 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

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With The Hidden Half, is worth watching because of the political stir and the quality of the storytelling in both films

November 2, 2002 Full Review Source: Movie Habit

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Marty Mapes

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The whiney, argumentative tone between Fereshteh and her father, then with her husband... becomes tiresome and erodes sympathy

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: culturevulture.net

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Arthur Lazere

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This film is a look into the life of a "traditional" Iranian woman and her relationship with family, friends, and her husband. It is very depressing. The weight of tradition can be felt.

April 2, 2010

Deneb Kaitos

(*** 1/2): From the director of The Hidden Half, comes a extremely well-made film with great acting, story and some surprisingly thrilling moments. Easily one of the better Iranian films out there.

December 27, 2006