In his third, but first documentary feature, Mohsen Ostad Ali continues the recent legacy of Iranian films that present brutal truths in the most artful and realistic way possible.
“Femininity” focuses on an establishment that provides nightly shelter for women who abuse drugs, with the two women who run it also offering counseling, along with some seminars about sexual conduct, since a number of these women are sex workers, that also includes the offering of syringes and condoms.
Femininity was screened at Life After Oil International Film Festival
The documentary follows five women, Sanaz, Saedeh, Tala, Ladan and Beheshteh, whose stories are as harsh as they are realistic. One (maybe a transsexual) has been kicked out of her house after beating her father, ending up in the streets where she frequently offers sex in exchange for drugs. Another one has suffered on the hands of justice, and is trying to...
“Femininity” focuses on an establishment that provides nightly shelter for women who abuse drugs, with the two women who run it also offering counseling, along with some seminars about sexual conduct, since a number of these women are sex workers, that also includes the offering of syringes and condoms.
Femininity was screened at Life After Oil International Film Festival
The documentary follows five women, Sanaz, Saedeh, Tala, Ladan and Beheshteh, whose stories are as harsh as they are realistic. One (maybe a transsexual) has been kicked out of her house after beating her father, ending up in the streets where she frequently offers sex in exchange for drugs. Another one has suffered on the hands of justice, and is trying to...
- 9/25/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
There is barely anyone who isn’t rich or in position of power who doesn’t often exclaim “I would never do that if I were in their shoes”, truly convinced to hold a higher moral ground than “them folks”. You can thank this self-foolery for all the irritating quotes and misquotes by big thinkers, shanti-shanti spiritual leaders, and celebrities on social media, the same you can also find on the wall calendars and help-yourself books. Hell is other people, right?
Make no mistake, Houman Seyedi’s 6th feature “World War III” also leans on a quote attributed to Mark Twain which kicks it off, but this one sits hand in hand with the script which fabulously rhymes the events. “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes”, goes the sad quote, gaining more on its meaning with every passing minute of the film. Hell is,...
Make no mistake, Houman Seyedi’s 6th feature “World War III” also leans on a quote attributed to Mark Twain which kicks it off, but this one sits hand in hand with the script which fabulously rhymes the events. “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes”, goes the sad quote, gaining more on its meaning with every passing minute of the film. Hell is,...
- 9/17/2022
- by Marina D. Richter
- AsianMoviePulse
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