Nahid

Directed by Ida Panahandeh
Iran, France | 2015 | 105 min | Unclassified 15+
Language: Persian (English Subtitles)
SYNOPSIS

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?

FESTIVALS

Winner – Un Certain Regard, Cannes Film Festival

Nahid

Directed by Ida Panahandeh
Iran, France | 2015 | 105 min | Unclassified 15+
Language: Persian (English Subtitles)
SYNOPSIS

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?

FESTIVALS

Winner – Un Certain Regard, Cannes Film Festival

CREDITS

Director: Ida Panahandeh
Writers: Arsalan Amiri, Ida Panahandeh
Producer: Bijan Emkanian
Cinematographer: Morteza Gheidi
Production Designer: Mahdi Fatehi
Music: Behnam Khedri, Majid Pousti
Editing: Arsalan Amiri
Makeup: Soudabeh Khosravi

CAST

Sareh Bayat
Pejman Bazeghi
Navid Mohammad Zadeh
Milad Hossein Pour
Pouria Rahimi
Nasrin Babaei

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    Language: Persian (English Subtitles)
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