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The Other Side of Burka

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The Other Side of Burka (Az Pase Borghe)
Directed byMehrdad Oskouei
Written byMehrdad Oskouei
Produced byMehrdad Oskouei
StarringKatayoon Shahabi (SMI)
CinematographyEbrahim Saeedi, Mehrdad Oskouei
Edited byEbrahim Saeedi
Music byAli Samadpour
Distributed bySheherazad Media International (SMI), Katayoon Shahabi
Release date
  • 2004 (2004)
Running time
52 min
CountryIran
LanguagePersian

The Other Side of Burka is a 2004 Iranian documentary directed by Mehrdad Oskouei. In the southern island of Qeshm, Iran, which is a very strict region in point of tradition and African-Arabic rules, all women are under the pressure of patriarch society. Their sufferance is manifested by different mental (Zar, Possession) and physical diseases which must be only treated by Zar Ceremony. For the first time, despite the danger these women face, this film tells us the sad story of their life and shows their confection in front of the camera. It tries to be an honest mirror that reflects their sufferance and unveils their Burka to reveal their real characters.

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