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Maryam's sins / directed by Parisa Shahandeh.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- Persian
- Subjects (All):
- Motion pictures--Asia.
- Motion pictures.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (31 min.).
- Other Title:
- Original title: Gonah-e Maryam
- Place of Publication:
- Honolulu, HI : Asia Pacific Films, 2004.
- Language Note:
- In Farsi, western (Persian).
- Original language in Farsi, western (Persian).
- Summary:
- In southwest Iran, a man commits a 'chastity murder' -- he beheads his 7-year-old daughter when he believes that she had been raped by her uncle. Through interviews with the family members (including two young children who had witnessed the murder) and law enforcement officers, the after-effects of this horrific crime are explored, and the treatment of women in Arab minority tribes laid bare. Festivals: Melbourne International Film Festival; Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival; Mumbai International Film Festival; Tampere International Short Film Festival.
- Notes:
- Title from opening screen.
- OCLC:
- 812348842
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