SĀNSŪR

Netherlands 2023 – Director(s) Mostafa Heravi –  min – Spoken language: Persian – Subtitles: English

Six Ira­ni­an women can­not con­form to a life in cen­sor­ship. Once they have escaped the “Sānsūr” and enter a life in exi­le, can they let down their mask and be tru­ly free?

Six women, who bra­ve­ly defied the writ­ten and unwrit­ten boun­da­ries to free­dom of expres­si­on in Iran, face the con­se­quen­ces of not con­forming to cen­sor­ship. An artist, school­te­a­cher, jour­na­list, ath­le­te, musi­ci­an and actress expe­ri­en­ced lay-offs, harass­ment and arrests. They are forced to eit­her obey, or live a life in exi­le. Through their sto­ries, this crea­ti­ve docu­men­ta­ry ques­ti­ons what kind of sacri­fices are requi­red of Ira­ni­an women and what cen­sor­ship, such as the wea­ring of the man­da­to­ry hijab, means for their iden­ti­ty, indi­vi­dua­li­ty and dreams. This is the sto­ry of women see­king free­dom, and as they lea­ve behind repres­si­on, harass­ment, arrests and dis­cri­mi­na­ti­on, they slow­ly find litt­le ope­nings again to laugh, to sing, and to dance.

Netherlands 2023 – Director(s) Mostafa Heravi –  min – Spoken language: Persian – Subtitles: English – Camera: Mostafa Heravi, Saeed Nasiri – Sound: Coen Bruins, Bas Gijzen – Editing: Mostafa Heravi – Music: Kaveh Vares – Production: Dendezo Productions – Producer: Rieneke Van Santen

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