A young divorcee living with her son in a small northern city of Iran, wants to marry the man she has fallen in love with. According to the current rules, the father has the custody of children; however, her ex-husband has granted her that right on the condition that she doesn't remarry. Struggling to keep both of her beloved ones, she has to think about the third option: Temporary Marriage (Sighe). However, this will get her into a predicament, as despite its being legal, Sighe is not well-received by the society at all. Would temporary marriage be a good solution for her?
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BIOGRAPHYIda Panahandeh was born in Tehran in 1979. She has an MFA in Film Directing, and a BFA in Film Photography. She started film making when she was a student in Tehran Art University, and has made many short films. As a talented filmmaker, she was invited to make TV movies for the Iranian State TV and was awarded in different national TV festivals. She was chosen and invited to participate in 2009's Berlinale "Talent Campus" with her short film "Cockscomb Flower". As a female filmmaker, she has always been interested in women's issues and has tried to do her best in improving the cultural view on women by making documentaries, the effort which is also reflected in her first feature film, "Nahid". |
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