Daughters of Malakeh

Daughters of Malakeh (2011)

Released Documentary, Family, Drama · 78 min

 

Daughters of Malakeh (2011)

Released Documentary, Family, Drama · 78 min

 

Three generations of women, wedged between two worlds, struggle to give shape to their lives in present-day Iran.

In public, Maryam wears a headscarf and obeys the rules of the state. But in the privacy of her own home, she’s the breadwinner who runs the show, along with her mother and younger sister, Ghazal. When Maryam decides to get married, a blushing bride at 45, her worlds collide. With the support and encouragement of her family, she reconciles her personal autonomy with the expectations of a traditional marriage.... see more

Three generations of women, wedged between two worlds, struggle to give shape to their lives in present-day Iran.

In public, Maryam wears a headscarf and obeys the rules of the state. But in the privacy of her own home, she’s the breadwinner who runs the show, along with her mother and younger sister, Ghazal. When Maryam decides to get married, a blushing bride at 45, her worlds collide. With the support and encouragement of her family, she reconciles her personal autonomy with the expectations of a traditional marriage.... see more
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RUNTIME
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RELEASED
May 2, 2011
COUNTRY
US
LANGUAGE
EN
SPOKEN
Persian
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