Women's Prison
The film recounts the life of the prisoners and the problems their families encounter in their struggle to survive. Here again filmmaker Kamran Shirdel employs the cinema verité style. The interviews with the prisoners, social workers and teachers serve as commentaries for "constructed" documentary images.
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WOMEN'S PRISON Nedamatgah Directed by Kamran Shirdel Iran, 1965 Documentary, Short 10 min. Synopsis Women’s Prison recounts the life of the prisoners and the problems their families encounter in their struggle to survive.
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