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Ameneh Passand, Fatemeh Cherag Akhar, Hassan Nebhan, Shabnam Toloui, Shahr Banou Sisizadeh ... see more see more... , Sirous Kahvarinegad

Directed by Marzieh Meshkini, wife of acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf, this film tells three intertwined tales of women's struggle for identity in their native country, from the young to... read more read more... the elderly. Episode one, entitled "Havva," concerns a young girl on the morning of her ninth birthday. Against her better wishes, she is forced to stay home, away from her best friend who has asked her to play with him, due to her mother and grandmother's proclamation that she is now a woman. Learning she was born at noon, the young girl requests one more hour to do what she wishes so she can be a girl one last time. Episode two, entitled "Ahoo," follows a young woman who is being pursued on horseback by her stern husband, whom she is fleeing on bicycle in the midst of a women's biking race. Soon, her in-laws and relatives are also pursuing her, and she must make a quick decision about whether or not to return to family life. The final episode, called "Houra," follows an elderly woman who enlists the help of a young boy and his friends to take her on a shopping spree, where she intends to buy all of the things she has ever wanted out of life. ~ Jason Clark, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 18 min.

Directed by: Marzieh Meshkini

Release Date: April 6, 2001

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DVD Release Date: August 16, 2005

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Flixster Reviews (74)

  • ileo
    November 7, 2010
    ileo
    An intriguing glimpse into the lives of three women and the situations that they find themselves in.
  • jimbotender
    January 14, 2010
    jimbotender
    Fascinating,profound in whatever way possible.The three portraits of 3 female generations are penetrative,society's dignity mingles in a boiling pot.Come and see the 21st century of travesty.Meshkini delivered a stupendous piece of art,one of those films thus a couple will dare t... read moreo watch because it's "unknown".
  • jes25924
    August 21, 2008
    jes25924
    I had completely forgotten about this movie, until I had a dream about
    the bicycles and the beach at the end. The more I thought back, the
    more I wanted to see it again.

    I know this film has a very firm political message, but the images are
    so simple, universal and kinda po... read morewerful they linger with you, or at
    least have with me for years.

    Three stories, none of which connect, about woman living in Iran, a
    young girl who finds out she has has to go to the "all girls" school
    soon, leaving behind her male friends, a woman bicycles away from her
    wedding and refuses to pull over, an and elderly woman whose husband is
    dead who can now do what she has always wanted, create the home of her
    dreams, with furniture right along the beach; a house without walls.

    Effective, original, and poignant. When does one, become a woman(or
    man), and why? How is it different for each character, how is it the
    same, and what does is spell out once it's all putt together? ...almost
    makes me want to learn to ride a bike.

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Critic Reviews

Eric Harrison
May 11, 2001
Eric Harrison, Houston Chronicle

A hauntingly simple, profound and beautiful movie. Full Review

Stephen Holden
April 16, 2001
Stephen Holden, New York Times

What appears on the screen has a starkness that is almost indelible. Full Review

Owen Gleiberman
April 13, 2001
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

Creates a flow of symbolism so potent, so transporting in its physicality, that its impact all but transcends its righteous liberal 'meaning.' Full Review

Kirk Honeycutt
April 9, 2001
Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter

This film catapults Meshkini into the 'Someone to Watch' category.

Michael O'Sullivan
April 6, 2001
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post

Short on drama but long on poetry. Full Review

Rita Kempley
April 6, 2001
Rita Kempley, Washington Post

An episodic drama rich in sly humor and symbolic imagery. Full Review

Edward Guthmann
April 6, 2001
Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle

Each of [Meshkini's] stories has the timeless quality of a fable, and each has wisdom and a quiet, stoic sense of defiance in the face of patriarchal tradition. Full Review

John Anderson
April 6, 2001
John Anderson, Newsday

Exhilarating. Full Review

Jonathan Foreman
April 6, 2001
Jonathan Foreman, New York Post

Slight but affecting.

Kevin Thomas
April 6, 2001
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times

Beautiful and poignant. Full Review

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