Synopsis
Tehran, July 2007: Reyhaneh Jabbari, 19, has a business meeting with a new client. When he tries to rape her, she stabs him in self-defense. Later that day, she is arrested for murder. Her trial results in a death penalty sentence. Thanks to personal and secretly recorded videos provided by Reyhaneh's family, their testimonies and the letters written by Reyhaneh in prison, the film retraces the fate of a woman who becomes a symbol of resistance and women's rights even beyond the borders of Iran.
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Director
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Steffi Niederzoll
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Producer
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Knut Losen,
Melanie Andernach
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Screenwriter
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Steffi Niederzoll,
Steffi Niederzoll
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Production Co
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WDR,
Made In Germany Filmproduktion,
Gloria Films,
TS Productions
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Genre
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Documentary
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Original Language
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Persian
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Runtime
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1h 37m