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Bemani

2002 1h 35m Drama List
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Bemani (Masoumeh Bakhshi), an adolescent girl forced to marry a sleazy landlord, sets herself on fire on her wedding night. Madina (Neda Aghayi), who has been abandoned by her junkie husband, will be beheaded for this "shame" by her brothers. Nasim (Shadi Heydari), a promising medical student whose father forbids her ongoing studies, is forced to marry an elderly man of no means as form of "escape." Each woman faces oppression and degradation in the strict confines of Islamic Iran.
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Synopsis Bemani (Masoumeh Bakhshi), an adolescent girl forced to marry a sleazy landlord, sets herself on fire on her wedding night. Madina (Neda Aghayi), who has been abandoned by her junkie husband, will be beheaded for this "shame" by her brothers. Nasim (Shadi Heydari), a promising medical student whose father forbids her ongoing studies, is forced to marry an elderly man of no means as form of "escape." Each woman faces oppression and degradation in the strict confines of Islamic Iran.
Director
Dariush Mehrjui
Producer
Mohammad Nikbin, Tahmineh Milani, Dariush Mehrjui
Screenwriter
Dariush Mehrjui, Vahideh Mohammadifar
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Persian
Runtime
1h 35m