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Divorce Iranian Style

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Three Iranian couples are followed as they embark on the difficult process of getting a divorce in the Islamic Republic. At the center of it all is Judge Deldar, who is involved in nearly every aspect of the divorce proceedings. The couples' lives are chronicled both inside and outside the court, revealing Iran's strict divorce laws in the process. Because Judge Deldar gives the filmmakers unparalleled access, what unfolds is an honest and forthright portrait of divorce in Iran.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid 05/26/2006
An exceptional and -- make no mistake -- vastly entertaining movie. Go to Full Review Andrea Chase Killer Movie Reviews 04/05/2003
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04/09/2011 Divorce Iranian Style is very interesting indeed, along with Runaway, which came as part of the Second Run DVD compilation that I bought. The documentaries are a definite testament to women's agency, as we negotiate, contest, subvert and even manipulate in order to define our many places in life. See more Mike M 04/14/2009 Longinotto and Mir-Hosseini take the wise decision to install their camera in the corner of a Tehran courtroom and shoot the proceedings straight, so intensely revealing are those events in themselves... There are some despairing turns - nowhere is Islamic law more skewed against women than in the field of child custody - but the generally hopeful tone is set by Paniz, the adorable pre-teen daughter of one of the court clerks, who enjoys the run of the courtroom whenever the judge isn't there, and has already decided she won't be marrying "the sort of rubbish men who come through here". See more Read all reviews
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Kim Longinotto

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Ziba Mir-Hosseini

Director

Ziba Mir-Hosseini

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Barrie Vince

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Synopsis Three Iranian couples are followed as they embark on the difficult process of getting a divorce in the Islamic Republic. At the center of it all is Judge Deldar, who is involved in nearly every aspect of the divorce proceedings. The couples' lives are chronicled both inside and outside the court, revealing Iran's strict divorce laws in the process. Because Judge Deldar gives the filmmakers unparalleled access, what unfolds is an honest and forthright portrait of divorce in Iran.
Director
Kim Longinotto, Ziba Mir-Hosseini
Screenwriter
Ziba Mir-Hosseini
Distributor
Women Make Movies
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Persian
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 9, 1999, Original
Runtime
1h 20m